11:06 AM ET The New Jersey Devils traded two 2022 NHL draft picks for Washington Capitals goalie Vitek Vanecek on Friday morning. The Devils are sending their second-round draft pick (37th overall) and their third-rounder (70th overall) to the Capitals for the 26-year-old restricted free agent and the Capitals’ second-round selection (46th overall, originally from
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10:29 AM ET MONTREAL — The Detroit Red Wings have acquired St. Louis Blues goalie Ville Husso, who was a pending unrestricted free agent. Detroit sent a third-round pick, the 73rd overall pick in the 2022 NHL draft, to the Blues for Husso. Husso has agreed to a three-year contract with Detroit worth $4.75 million
12:29 AM ET MONTREAL — Arizona Coyotes general manager Bill Armstrong smiled when he was called an “NHL draft nerd” after the first round ended Thursday night. “It was extremely fun,” he said. “We were in town early. Maybe a couple days too early. But we were excited about the draft. Had some fun with
7:32 PM ET MONTREAL — Slovakian-born skaters dominated early at the 2022 NHL draft, where left winger Juraj Slafkovsky went No. 1 overall to the Montreal Canadiens and defenseman Simon Nemec was selected at No. 2 by the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night. They became the highest-selected Slovakian players in history, surpassing Marian Gaborik,
7:55 PM ET ESPN staff The 2022 NHL draft is finally here! From the first round (7 p.m. ET Thursday, ESPN), all the way to pick No. 225, this page will be your home for tracking every selection, including notes on team fit for the 32 players taken in the first round from Kristen Shilton
10:47 PM ET MONTREAL — The Toronto Maple Leafs traded goaltender Petr Mrazek and their 2022 first-round draft choice to Chicago on Thursday for a Blackhawks’ 2022 second-round selection. In sacrificing its first-round choice, Toronto unloaded the final two seasons of Mrazek’s contract and retained none of the $3.8 million per year cap hit. The
5:35 PM ET The Ottawa Senators made the first big splash of NHL draft week, acquiring forward Alex DeBrincat from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for their 2022 first-round draft pick (seventh overall), a 2022 second-round draft pick (39th overall) and a third-round selection in 2024. The deal came down two hours before the draft’s
10:05 PM ET The Montreal Canadiens made a big splash in front of a jubilant home crowd, making two trades that netted them center Kirby Dach. Montreal sent defenseman Alexander Romanov and the 98th overall pick to the New York Islanders for the 13th overall pick in the first round. They then flipped the No.
8:14 PM ET MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens acquired 21-year-old Chicago Blackhawks center Kirby Dach in an NHL draft night shocker, earning a loud reaction from the home fans inside Bell Centre on Thursday night. The transaction was the result of two trades. Montreal sent defenseman Alexander Romanov and the 98th overall pick to the
7:22 PM ET MONTREAL — Arizona Coyotes president Xavier Gutierrez said the team could generate more revenue at its temporary Arizona State University arena than it did playing in Glendale. “From a revenue perspective, it’s going to be at the same if not better than where we were before,” he said before the NHL draft