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The 2025 NHL Draft is less than a week away, and after the New York Islanders moved from 10th to 1st in the draft lottery, the team has an opportunity to give themselves a massive boost. After all, they finished the regular season with as many wins as they had regulation losses. One player could help turn some of those unlucky overtime finishes into wins and propel the Islanders back into the postseason.
But who are they going to take? Is there a bona fide top prospect in this year’s draft similar to what we saw last year with Macklin Celebrini? Is this year’s top prospect Matthew Schaefer enough to bring the Islanders back to relevancy? Artificial intelligence certainly thinks so.
USA TODAY Sports asked four AI programs ‒ Microsoft Copilot AI, Meta AI, Google Gemini AI, ChatGPT AI ‒ to produce simulations of every pick during the 2025 NHL Draft’s first round. Here are the results, and whether it’s a player like Brady Martin consistently climbing into the top-ten or the San Jose Sharks choosing Swedish center Anton Frondell at No. 2, there are plenty of surprises the computers like.
NHL draft 2025: AI predictions for every first round pick
1. New York Islanders
2. San Jose Sharks
3. Chicago Blackhawks
4. Utah Mammoth
5. Nashville Predators
6. Philadelphia Flyers
7. Boston Bruins
8. Seattle Kraken
9. Buffalo Sabres
10. Anaheim Ducks
11. Pittsburgh Penguins
12. New York Rangers
13. Detroit Red Wings
14. Columbus Blue Jackets
15. Vancouver Canucks
16. Montreal Canadiens (via Calgary)
17. Montreal Canadiens
18. Calgary Flames (via New Jersey)
19. St. Louis Blues
20. Columbus Blue Jackets (via Minnesota Wild)
21. Ottawa Senators
22. Philadelphia Flyers (via Colorado)
23. Nashville Predators (via Tampa Bay)
24. Los Angeles Kings
25. Chicago Blackhawks (via Toronto)
26. Nashville Predators (via San Jose from Vegas)
27. Washington Capitals
28. Winnipeg Jets
29. Carolina Hurricanes
30. San Jose Sharks (via Dallas)
31. Philadelphia Flyers (via Edmonton)
32. Calgary Flames (via Florida)
When is the NHL Draft 2025?
The 2025 NHL Draft is set for 7 p.m. ET on Friday, June 27. Day 1 of the draft will air on ESPN. Rounds 2-7 will be the following day at 12 p.m. ET on NHL Network. The entire draft will be coming at you from L.A. Live’s Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California.
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