| Location: | Bell Centre (Montreal, Quebec) | Held: | July 7-8, 2022 |
| First Overall Pick: | Juraj Slafkovsky (Montreal Canadiens) |
The 2022 NHL Entry Draft was the 60th NHL Entry Draft. The draft was held on July 7–8, 2022, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. For the first time since 1985, the team that hosted the draft picked first overall. The top three ended up being Juraj Slafkovsky to the Montreal Canadiens, Simon Nemec to the New Jersey Devils and Logan Cooley to the Arizona Coyotes.
2022 NHL Draft Selections By Round
First Round
| Pick | Team | Position | Player | Junior Team |
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens | LW | Juraj Slafkovsky | TPS (Liiga) |
| 2 | New Jersey Devils | D | Simon Nemec | HK Nitra (Slovakia) |
| 3 | Arizona Coyotes | C | Logan Cooley | USNTDP Juniors (USHL) |
| 4 | Seattle Kraken | C | Shane Wright | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |
| 5 | Philadelphia Flyers | C/LW | Cutter Gauthier | USNTDP Juniors (USHL) |
| 6 | Columbus Blue Jackets | D | David Jiricek | HC Plzeň (Czechia) |
| 7 | Chicago Blackhawks | D | Kevin Korchinski | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
| 8 | Detroit Red Wings | C | Marco Kasper | Rögle BK (SHL) |
| 9 | Buffalo Sabres | C | Matthew Savoie | Winnipeg ICE (WHL) |
| 10 | Anaheim Ducks | D | Pavel Mintyukov | Saginaw Spirit (OHL) |
| 11 | Arizona Coyotes | C | Conor Geekie | Winnipeg ICE (WHL) |
| 12 | Columbus Blue Jackets | D | Denton Mateychuk | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
| 13 | Chicago Blackhawks | C/RW | Frank Nazar | USNTDP Juniors (USHL) |
| 14 | Winnipeg Jets | RW | Rutger McGroarty | USNTDP Juniors (USHL) |
| 15 | Vancouver Canucks | C | Jonathan Lekkerimäki | Djurgårdens IF (SHL) |
| 16 | Buffalo Sabres | C | Noah Östlund | Djurgårdens IF J20 (Nationell) |
| 17 | Nashville Predators | RW | Joakim Kemell | JYP (Liiga) |
| 18 | Dallas Stars | D | Lian Bichsel | Leksands IF (SHL) |
| 19 | Minnesota Wild | LW | Liam Öhgren | Djurgårdens IF J20 (Nationell) |
| 20 | Washington Capitals | LW | Ivan Miroshnichenko | Omskie Krylia (VHL) |
| 21 | Pittsburgh Penguins | D | Owen Pickering | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) |
| 22 | Anaheim Ducks | C | Nathan Gaucher | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
| 23 | St. Louis Blues | RW | Jimmy Snuggerud | USNTDP Juniors (USHL) |
| 24 | Minnesota Wild | RW | Danila Yurov | Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL) |
| 25 | Chicago Blackhawks | D | Sam Rinzel | Chaska High (USHS-MN) |
| 26 | Montreal Canadiens | C/W | Filip Mesar | HK Poprad (Slovakia) |
| 27 | San Jose Sharks | C | Filip Bystedt | Linköping HC J20 (Nationell) |
| 28 | Buffalo Sabres | C | Jiri Kulich | Karlovy Vary (Czech) |
| 29 | Arizona Coyotes | D | Maveric Lamoureux | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) |
| 30 | Winnipeg Jets | C/RW | Brad Lambert | Pelicans (Liiga) |
| 31 | Tampa Bay Lightning | LW | Isaac Howard | USNTDP Juniors (USHL) |
| 32 | Edmonton Oilers | RW | Reid Schaefer | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |