Every year the NHL releases the official draft order. Not that we can’t look it up on various sites, but this gives us a searchable list we can keep handy.
There are more first-round picks that changed hands than there usually are, but they aren’t (mostly) high picks. There is the usual glut of second- and third-round picks that have been traded, and then that tails off. The later-round picks will not move until the second day of the draft, generally, just before they’re used.
2018 Official Entry Draft Order
| Pick Number | Team | Acquired From |
|---|---|---|
| Pick Number | Team | Acquired From |
| 1 | Buffalo | |
| 2 | Carolina | |
| 3 | Montreal | |
| 4 | Ottawa | (optional to COL) |
| 5 | Arizona | |
| 6 | Detroit | |
| 7 | Vancouver | |
| 8 | Chicago | |
| 9 | NY Rangers | |
| 10 | Edmonton | |
| 11 | NY Islanders | |
| 12 | NY Islanders | (from CGY) |
| 13 | Dallas | |
| 14 | Philadelphia | (from STL) |
| 15 | Florida | |
| 16 | Colorado | |
| 17 | New Jersey | |
| 18 | Columbus | |
| 19 | Philadelphia | |
| 20 | Los Angeles | |
| 21 | San Jose | |
| 22 | Ottawa | (from PIT) |
| 23 | Anaheim | |
| 24 | Minnesota | |
| 25 | Toronto | |
| 26 | NY Rangers | (from BOS) |
| 27 | Chicago | (from NSH) |
| 28 | NY Rangers | (from TBL) |
| 29 | St. |