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Round 1 of the 2023 NHL Draft will take place in downtown Nashville Wednesday night June 28 with ESPN carrying the live broadcast beginning at 7 p.m. ET.
Just like we saw in last week's NBA Draft, the first pick is a forgone conclusion as 17-year-old Connor Bedard is expected to be taken by the Chicago Blackhawks.
Adam Fantilli is a heavy favorite to go No. 2 overall, but picks 3-5 are a little less clear, at least according to our odds below.
We’re also offering odds on which players will be selected in the Top 10 picks tomorrow night. Finally, we’ve got over/under draft positions for 20 players, and head-to-head matchups for which player will be drafted first.
Our hockey experts don’t expect Matvei Michkov, the Russian phenom who may not be eligible to play in the NHL for a few years, to be selected in the first five picks despite vaulting up draft boards in recent days, but we do have him heavily favored to go within the Top 10.
No. 2 Overall Selection
Adam Fantilli -1000
Leo Carlsson +450
Matvei Mitchkov +1100
Will Smith +3300
No. 3 Overall Selection
Leo Carlsson -200
Will Smith +210
Adam Fantilli +600
Matvei Mitchkov +1400
No. 4 Overall Selection
Will Smith -140
Leo Carlsson +225
Matvei Michkov +400
David Reinbacher +750
No. 5 Overall Selection
Ryan Leonard +200
David Reinbacher +210
Matvei Michkov +275
Will Smith +450
Dalibor Dvorsky +750
Zachary Benson +1200
Player to be Selected in Top 10
David Reinbacher -10000
Matvei Michkov -10000
Dalibor Dvorsky -4000
Ryan Leonard -2000
Zach Benson -1000
Gabe Perrault -250
Tom Willander +100
Nate Danielson +110
Matthew Wood +125
Axel Sandin Pellikka +150
Dmitri Simashev +175
Samuel Honzek +175
Oliver Moore +225
Brayden Yager +250
Mikhail Gulyayev +500
Calum Ritchie +600
Eduard Sale +750
Draft Position
Andrew Cristall - over/under 26.5
Axel Sandin Pellikka - over/under 11.5
Bradley Nadeau - over/under 31.5
Colby Barlow - over/under 16.5
Dalibor Dvorsky - over/under 8.5
David Reinbacher - over/under 6.5
Eduard Sale - over/under 21.5
Gabe Perreault - over/under 15.5
Gavin Brindley - over/under 28.5
Matthew Wood - over/under 12.5
Matvei Michkov - over/under 5.5
Michael Hrabal - over/under 32.5
Nate Danielson - over/under 10.5
Oliver Moore - over/under 14.5
Otto Stenberg - over/under 24.5
Ryan Leonard - over/under 7.5
Tanner Molendyk - over/under 30.5
Tom Willander - over/under 11.5
Zach Benson - over/under 8.5
Head-to-Head (First to be Drafted)
Dalibor Dvorsky -250
Tom Willander +170
Zach Benson -175
Matthew Wood +135
Leo Carlsson -1500
Matvei Michkov +600
Will Smith -700
Matvei Michkov +400
Samuel Honzek -125
Dmitri Simashev -115
David Reinbacher -200
Dalibor Dvorsky +150
Oliver Bonk -210
Mikhail Gulyayev +160
- BetOnline News Wire
