The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to make five selections over seven rounds during the two-day 2026 NHL Entry Draft at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Pittsburgh has three selections in the first two rounds, including No. 22 in Friday’s first round, which kicks off at 7 p.m. on ESPN. Rounds 2-7 begin on Saturday at 11 a.m.<\/p>\n
Pittsburgh is coming off its first playoff appearance<\/a> since 2022, losing to the Philadelphia Flyers in six games<\/a>\u00a0in the first round. It was quite the turnaround for the Penguins and first-year coach Dan Muse, who was a finalist for the Jack Adams Award<\/a>. Muse led the Penguins to a 41-25-16 record and 98 points.<\/p>\n Track the Penguins’ 2026 NHL draft moves below. \u00a0<\/p>\n Who have the Penguins drafted so far? \u00a0<\/p>\n Pittsburgh has not yet made its first selection in the 2026 NHL draft. The team picks at No. 22 during the first round on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n What time are the Penguins picking in the first round? \u00a0<\/p>\n The Penguins also had the No. 22 overall pick last year. The selection<\/a>\u00a0was announced at 10:15 p.m. \u00a0<\/p>\n Penguins’ remaining 2026 NHL draft picks \u00a0<\/p>\n Round 1: 22nd overall<\/p>\n Round 2: 39th overall<\/p>\n Round 2: 54th overall<\/p>\n Round 3: 86th overall<\/p>\n Round 6: 170th overall\u00a0<\/p>\n Who did the Penguins draft last year?<\/p>\n In the 2025 NHL draft<\/a>, Pittsburgh made three selections in the first round last year: Ben Kindel<\/a> (No. 11 overall), Bill Zonnon (No. 22 overall) and Will Horcoff (No. 24). It was a busy draft for Pittsburgh, which made 10 additional picks in Rounds 2-7. Peyton Kettles was taken in the second round, while Charlton Trethewe and Gabriel D’Aigle were selected in the third round.<\/p>\n Penguins offseason trades<\/p>\n The Penguins have made two trades so far this offseason. On Thursday, the team sent a 2027 third-round pick and a 2028 fifth-round pick to the Washington Capitals for forward Hendrix Lapierre. The 24-year-old tallied 16 points last season. He is a pending restricted free agent.<\/p>\n On June 13, they sent prospect Emil Pieniniemi to the Florida Panthers in exchange for prospect Oliver Okuliar. The 26-year-old Slovakian acquired by the Penguins was set to be an unrestricted free agent on July 1, but just two days after he was acquired by the team, he signed a one-year, $850,000 contract.\u00a0<\/p>\n This past season, Okuliar played in the Swedish professional league, scoring 15 goals and 29 points in 46 games. His most recent North American experience came in the 2024-25 season with the AHL’s Charlotte Checkers, where he recorded 19 goals and 41 points in 69 games.\u00a0<\/p>\n