The first round of the 2018 NHL Draft took place Friday night, from American Airlines Center in Dallas. The Buffalo Sabres started the night by taking Swedish defenseman Rasmus Dahlin with the first overall pick and the Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals ended things by selecting Alexander Alexeyev, No. 31 overall.
2018 NHL Draft pick-by-pick results for Round 1
All 31 Friday picks in one place!
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Here are all the picks in the first round.
NHL Draft first round selections
Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Amateur team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo Sabres | Rasmus Dahlin | D | Frolunda (Sweden) |
| 2 | Carolina Hurricanes | Andrei Svechnikov | RW | Barrie (OHL) |
| 3 | Montreal Canadiens | Jesperi Kotkaniemi | C | Assat (Finland) |
| 4 | Ottawa Senators | Brady Tkachuk | LW | Boston U |
| 5 | Arizona Coyotes | Barrett Hayton | C | Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) |
| 6 | Detroit Red Wings | Filip Zadina | RW | Halifax (QMJHL) |
| 7 | Vancouver Canucks | Quintin Hughes | D | Michigan |
| 8 | Chicago Blackhawks | Adam Boqvist | D | Byrnas (Sweden) |
| 9 | New York Rangers | Vitali Kravtsov | RW | Chelyabinsk (Russia) |
| 10 | Edmonton Oilers | Evan Bouchard | D | London (OHL) |
| 11 | New York Islanders | Oliver Wahlstrom | RW | USA U-18 |
| 12 | New York Islanders (from Calgary) | Noah Dobson | D | Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL) |
| 13 | Dallas Stars | Ty Dellandrea | C | Flint (OHL) |
| 14 | Philadelphia Flyers (from St. Louis) | Joel Farabee | LW | NTDP |
| 15 | Florida Panthers | Grigori Denisenko | LW | Yaroslav (Russia) |
| 16 | Colorado Avalanche | Martin Kaut | RW | Pardubice (Czech) |
| 17 | New Jersey Devils | Ty Smith | D | Spokane (WHL) |
| 18 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Liam Foudy | C | London (OHL) |
| 19 | Philadelphia Flyers | Jay O'Brien | C | Thayer Academy |
| 20 | Los Angeles Kings | Rasmus Kupari | C | Karpat (Finland) |
| 21 | San Jose Sharks | Ryan Merkley | D | Guelph (OHL) |
| 22 | New York Rangers (from Ottawa & Pittsburgh) | K'Andre Miller | D | NTDP |
| 23 | Anaheim Ducks | Isac Lundestrom | C | Lulea (Sweden) |
| 24 | Minnesota Wild | Filip Johansson | D | Leksands (Sweden) |
| 25 | St. Louis Blues (from Toronto) | Dominik Bokk | RW | Vaxjo (Sweden) |
| 26 | Ottawa Senators (from NY Rangers & Boston) | Jacob Bernard-Docker | D | Okotoks (AJHL) |
| 27 | Chicago Blackhawks (from Nashville) | Nicolas Beaudin | D | Drummondville (QMJHL) |
| 28 | New York Rangers (from Tampa Bay) | Nils Lundqvist | D | Lulea (Sweden) |
| 29 | Toronto Maple Leafs (from St. Louis & Winnipeg) | Rasmus Sandin | D | Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) |
| 30 | Detroit Red Wings (from Vegas) | Joe Veleno | C | Drummondville (QMJHL) |
| 31 | Washington Capitals | Alexander Alexeyev | D | Red Deer (WHL) |
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