2023 NHL Mock Draft 1.0: Bedard, Fantilli easy picks, but how do players fall after that?

The 2023 NHL Draft Lottery will take place on Monday, May 8 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN. The lottery will happen from NHL Network's studio in Secaucus, N.J. The Anaheim Ducks, Columbus Blue Jackets and Chicago Blackhawks are among the teams with the top odds to land top prospect Connor Bedard. After Bedard, Michigan C Adam Fantilli is expected to be the next pick. The big question mark for 2023 is what happens after that? We go over our first mock draft heading into the lottery next week.

2023 NHL Mock Draft 1.0

1. Anaheim Ducks – Connor Bedard, C, Regina Pats
2. Columbus Blue Jackets – Adam Fantilli, C, Michigan
3. Chicago Blackhawks – Will Smith, C, USNTDP
4. San Jose Sharks – Matvei Michkov, RW, KHL
5. Montreal Canadiens – Leo Carlsson, C/W, SHL
6. Arizona Coyotes – Oliver Moore, C, USNTDP
7. Philadelphia Flyers – Zach Benson, C/W, Winnipeg
8. Washington Capitals – Axel Sandin Pellikka, D, SHL
9. Detroit Red Wings – Eduard Sale, RW, Czech Rep.
10. St. Louis Blues – Ryan Leonard, C, USNTDP
11. Vancouver Canucks – Andrew Cristall, LW, Kelowna
12. Arizona Coyotes (via OTT) – Brayden Yager, C, Moose Jaw
13. Buffalo Sabres – Matthew Wood, RW, UConn
14. Pittsburgh Penguins -Gabe Perrault, C, USNTDP
15. Nashville Predators – David Reinbacher, D, Austria
16. Calgary Flames – Dalibor Dvorsky, C, Slovakia
17. Montreal Canadiens (via FLA) – Mikhail Gulyayev, D, Russia
18. Detroit Red Wings (via NYI) – Gavin Brindley, RW, Michigan
19. Winnipeg Jets – Nate Danielson, C, Brandon
20. Chicago Blackhawks (via TBL) – Lukas Dragicevic, D, Tri-City
21. Seattle Kraken – Colby Barlow, LW, Owen Sound
22. Minnesota Wild – Dmitri Simashev, D, Russia
23. Columbus Blue Jackets (via LAK) – Samuel Honzek, C, Vancouver
24. New York Rangers – Riley Heidt, F, Prince George
25. Nashville Predators (via EDM) – Calum Ritchie, C, Oshawa
26. San Jose Sharks (via NJD) – Jayden Perron, F, Chicago
27. Colorado Avalanche – Otto Stenberg, C/W, SHL
28. Toronto Maple Leafs (via BOS) – Maxim Strbak, D, Michigan State
29. St. Louis Blues (via DAL) – Quentin Musty, LW, Sudbury
30. St. Louis Blues (via TOR) – Caden Price, D, Kelowna
31. Vegas Golden Knights – Daniil But, LW, Russia
32. Carolina Hurricanes – Tanner Molendyk, D, Saskatoon

  
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