There were, of course, the usual swaps of picks to move up and down in the draft. Then there were the splashier moves, such as when the Senators acquired Matt Murray from the Penguins.
Sporting News tracked all the trades — 27 total — that resulted in some of 216 players that were selected.
2020 NHL Draft trade tracker
(Player selections in parentheses; numbers reflect round of later selection)
(All picks bolded occurred on draft days)
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
ROUND 3
Pick 76 — From the James Neal-Milan Lucic trade: Edmonton will send a third-round pick in 2020 or 2021 to Calgary. If the Flames receive the 2020 pick, then they’ll send it to the Blackhawks under the terms of the Erik Gustafsson acquisition.
Pick 81 — If the Flames do not receive the Oilers’ 2020 third-round pick, then they will send their own third-round pick to the Blackhawks (see pick No. 76).
