{"id":267188,"date":"2026-04-14T11:17:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T11:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/267188\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T11:17:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T11:17:10","slug":"capitals-to-receive-ducks-2026-first-round-pick-from-john-carlson-trade-after-anaheim-makes-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/267188\/","title":{"rendered":"Capitals to receive Ducks\u2019 2026 first-round pick from John Carlson trade after Anaheim makes playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"2500\" height=\"1667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/file-chris-patrick-3-062825-katiea.jpg\" class=\"above-the-fold wp-post-image\" alt=\"Chris Patrick gives an interview in front of a Capitals backdrop\"  decoding=\"async\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ud83d\udcf8: Katie Adler\/RMNB\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/russianmachineneverbreaks.com\/team\/washington-capitals\/?ref=internal-team-link\" class=\"team\" title=\"View Washington Capitals news and roster\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Washington Capitals<\/a> officially have two first-round picks in the 2026 NHL Draft after Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>To go along with their own selection, which would currently be the 16th overall pick, the Capitals will receive Anaheim\u2019s first as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/russianmachineneverbreaks.com\/player\/john-carlson\/?ref=internal-player-link\" class=\"player\" title=\"View John Carlson&#039;s stats, bio, and status\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">John Carlson<\/a> trade at the deadline. The conditional pick transferred hands as the Ducks qualified for the playoffs on Monday.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8Trade<\/p>\n<p>To <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FlyTogether?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#FlyTogether<\/a><br \/>John Carlson, 36 y\/o RD, Yr 8\/8 $8M<\/p>\n<p>To <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ALLCAPS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#ALLCAPS<\/a><br \/>&#8217;26 or &#8217;27 1st Round Pick*<br \/>&#8217;27 3rd<\/p>\n<p>If ANA makes playoffs, it&#8217;s 26 1st. If they miss playoffs, ANA can choose either &#8217;26 or &#8217;27 pick<\/p>\n<p>ANA adds $8M Cap Hit<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hAZD97of5V\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/hAZD97of5V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PuckPedia (@PuckPedia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PuckPedia\/status\/2029804710606332029?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Ducks secured their playoff spot despite being idle, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/russianmachineneverbreaks.com\/team\/nashville-predators\/?ref=internal-team-link\" class=\"team\" title=\"View Nashville Predators news and roster\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nashville Predators<\/a> lost 3-2 to the <a href=\"https:\/\/russianmachineneverbreaks.com\/team\/san-jose-sharks\/?ref=internal-team-link\" class=\"team\" title=\"View San Jose Sharks news and roster\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Jose Sharks<\/a>. The loss eliminated the Predators from playoff contention, cementing the eight Western Conference playoff teams.<\/p>\n<p>If the Ducks had failed to make the postseason, they would have had the option to keep their 2026 pick, instead sending their first-round selection from the 2027 draft.<\/p>\n<p>Anaheim\u2019s first-round pick could fall anywhere from 17th overall all the way to 32nd, the last pick of the round, if they win the Stanley Cup. The Ducks still have an outside chance of winning the Pacific Division, so their draft positioning is still up in the air.<\/p>\n<p>The first round of the 2026 NHL Draft is scheduled for June 26 and will be held at Buffalo\u2019s KeyBank Center.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udcf8: Katie Adler\/RMNB The Washington Capitals officially have two first-round picks in the 2026 NHL Draft after Monday&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":267189,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164],"class_list":["post-267188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=267188"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267188\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/267189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=267188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=267188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=267188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}