DALLAS -- The Detroit Red Wings will be the busiest team at the 2018 NHL Draft, with a League-high 11 picks.
They have the No. 6 and No. 30 selections in the first round, which will be held at American Airlines Center in Dallas on Friday (7:30 p.m. ET; NBCSN, SN, TVAS). Rounds 2-7 are Saturday (11 a.m. ET; NHLN, SN, TVAS).
Detroit hasn't selected as high as No. 6 since the 1990 NHL Draft, when it picked forward Keith Primeau at No. 3. The Red Wings haven't had two first-round picks since 1978.
"I think it's a unique year for us this year for the fact that we've got four picks in the top 36 of this draft," Detroit director of amateur scouting Tyler Wright told the Red Wings website. "Which for us is exciting because we've identified this draft as being as a deep draft, meaning that there's going to be really, really good players going in the second round, there's going to be good players going in the third round, fourth round."
The No. 30 selection was acquired in a trade with the Vegas Golden Knights for forward Tomas Tatar. With two second-round picks and three in the third round, the Red Wings have seven of the first 84 selections.
"[We got] the extra first, we've got two seconds, we've got three thirds, now it's up to the amateur staff to step up and hit on those picks," Detroit assistant general manager Kris Draper said.
The New York Rangers have three first-round picks: No. 9 (their own), No. 26 (from the Boston Bruins in a trade for forward Rick Nash), and No. 28 (from the Tampa Bay Lightning in a trade for defenseman Ryan McDonagh and forward J.T. Miller).
The Rangers also have two picks each in the second and third round, giving them seven of the first 88 selections.
The Montreal Canadiens also have 10 picks, starting with No. 3 in the first round, and four in the second round.
The Buffalo Sabres have the No. 1 pick, which they won at NHL Draft Lottery on April 28. It's the third time they have the first selection; in 1987 they chose forward Pierre Turgeon, and in 1970 they chose forward Gilbert Perreault.
This year the pick is expected to be defenseman Rasmus Dahlin from Frolunda in the Swedish Hockey League.
"Dahlin will be to a franchise and defensemen what Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews are to their respective teams as centers," said Craig Button, director of scouting and an NHL analyst for TSN. "He's a franchise-defining, elite No. 1 defenseman. … His command of the game everywhere on the ice is unbelievable."
McDavid was the No. 1 pick by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2015 NHL Draft, and Matthews was taken No. 1 by the Toronto Maple Leafs at the 2016 NHL Draft.
The Carolina Hurricanes moved up nine spots in the lottery and have the No. 2 pick. They are expected to select right wing Andrei Svechnikov from Barrie of the Ontario Hockey League.
"If we were sitting there right now and nothing changes, I would say it's pretty safe that's the player we would pick," Hurricanes general manager Don Waddell told The News & Observer on June 7.
The Ottawa Senators are expected to use the No. 4 pick; they have the option of giving it to the Colorado Avalanche as part of the trade that involved forward Matt Duchene, or keeping it and giving their first-round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft to the Avalanche.
The Arizona Coyotes have the No. 5 pick, followed by the Red Wings, Vancouver Canucks, Chicago Blackhawks, Rangers and the Edmonton Oilers.
Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli said Thursday he would be open to trading the No. 10 pick.
"We would look to move the pick if the right player is available, NHL player, defenseman, is available. ... I've had some discussions with some teams," he said.
Players who could be selected in the top 10 include Boston University left wing Brady Tkachuk, son of United States Hockey Hall of Famer Keith Tkachuk; right wing Filip Zadina of Halifax in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League; and defensemen Evan Bouchard of London (OHL), Noah Dobson of Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL), Quintin Hughes of the University of Michigan, and Adam Boqvist from Brynas in Sweden's junior league.
There also has been trade speculation surrounding Sabres forward Ryan O'Reilly, Hurricanes forward Jeff Skinner and Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson.
Chicago (No. 8) has a pick in the top 10 for the first time since selecting forward Patrick Kane No. 1 in the 2007 NHL Draft. The Blackhawks also have the No. 27 pick, acquired in a trade with the Nashville Predators for forward Ryan Hartman.
Chicago is one of six teams with multiple first-round picks, along with the Rangers, Red Wings, New York Islanders (No. 11 and No. 12, from the Calgary Flames), Philadelphia Flyers (No. 14 from the St. Louis Blues, and No. 19) and the Senators (No. 4 and No. 22, from the Pittsburgh Penguins).
The Golden Knights, who as an expansion team made three first-round picks at the 2017 NHL Draft, do not have a first-round pick this year.
2018 NHL Draft first round
1. Buffalo Sabres
2. Carolina Hurricanes
3. Montreal Canadiens
4. Ottawa Senators
5. Arizona Coyotes
6. Detroit Red Wings
7. Vancouver Canucks
8. Chicago Blackhawks
9. New York Rangers
10. Edmonton Oilers
11. New York Islanders
12. New York Islanders (from Calgary Flames)
13. Dallas Stars
14. Philadelphia Flyers (from St. Louis Blues)
15. Florida Panthers
16. Colorado Avalanche
17. New Jersey Devils
18. Columbus Blue Jackets
19. Philadelphia Flyers
20. Los Angeles Kings
21. San Jose Sharks
22. Ottawa Senators (from Pittsburgh Penguins)
23. Anaheim Ducks
24. Minnesota Wild
25. Toronto Maple Leafs
26. New York Rangers (from Boston Bruins)
27. Chicago Blackhawks (from Nashville Predators)
28. New York Rangers (from Tampa Bay Lightning)
29. St. Louis Blues (from Winnipeg Jets)
30. Detroit Red Wings (from Vegas Golden Knights)
31. Washington Capital
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