2022 NHL Draft first-round selection order set

The order for the first round of the 2022 Upper Deck NHL Draft has been set with the completion of the Stanley Cup Final.

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The first 16 selections were determined at the NHL Draft Lottery, which was held May 10.

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The Montreal Canadiens won the lottery and have the No. 1 pick.

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The New Jersey Devils won the No. 2 selection.

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The 2022 draft will be held at Bell Centre in Montreal.

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The first round is July 7 (7 p.m. ET; ESPN, ESPN+, SN, TVAS) and rounds 2-7 are July 8 (11 a.m. ET; NHLN, ESPN+, SN, TVAS).

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The 12 teams that lost in the first two rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs have picks 17-28.

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Teams that did not win their division were placed in inverse order of regular-season standings points

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Followed by the three division winners who lost in inverse order of regular-season points.

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The Ducks have the No. 10 and No. 22 selections, the latter acquired from the Boston Bruins in a trade for defenseman Hampus Lindholm on March 19.

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