2022 NHL Draft: Who are the best players available on day two?

There is still some value to be had on the draft’s second day.

After the first round of the 2022 NHL Draft, 32 players were selected but there are still a lot of interesting prospects available when day two will get underway shortly after 11:00 a.m. Eastern (NHL Network, Sportsnet, TVA Sports). The Montreal Canadiens have the 33rd pick.

Four players remaining had a first-round grade in our consensus rankings. The top player on the board is forward Jagger Firkus, who is ranked 25th and was EOTP’s Mock Draft selection at 26th overall. The other remaining players with first round rankings are defencemen Ryan Chesley (28), Mattias Hävelid (30), and Lane Hutson (32).

There are definitely some intriguing players in that group, and the three defencemen all bring something a bit different.


Draft profile: Jagger Firkus has got the moves



Draft profile: Ryan Chesley’s main qualities are in his defensive display



Draft profile: Mattias Hävelid is a defenceman for the modern era



Draft profile: Lane Hutson has great skills and concerning flaws


There are prospects who had second round grades who should also hear their named called early on Friday, including another defenceman in Calle Odelius, who was ranked 32nd and Quebec-born Tristan Luneau (36th).


Draft profile: Calle Odelius has defence as his calling card



Draft profile: Is Tristan Luneau worth a first-round pick?


There are some skilled forwards who should be of interest to any team, including Gleb Trikosov (34th), Owen Beck (35th), David Goyette (39th), Luca Del Bel Belluz (40th) and Jack Hughes (41st).


Draft profile: Gleb Trikozov is one of the smartest players in the class



Draft profile: Owen Beck does all the little things well to help teams win



Draft profile: David Goyette brings highlight-reel skills



Draft profile: Luca Del Bel Belluz has high-end offensive tools



Draft profile: Jack Hughes has made a name for himself


Here are all the players ranked in our consensus ranking who are still available.

Best Remaining Players Day 2 - 2022

RKNAMEHTWTDOBPOSSTEAMLEAGUEAVGDROPRANGEBEST
25JAGGER FIRKUS5'10"1542004-04-29FRMOOSE JAW WARRIORSWHL24.330.113415
28RYAN CHESLEY6'0"1942004-02-27DRU.S. NATIONAL U18 TEAMUSDP30.334.895814
30MATTIAS HÄVELID5'10"1722004-01-01DRLINKÖPING HC J20J20 NATIONELL33.781.674125
32LANE HUTSON5'8"1482004-02-14DLU.S. NATIONAL U18 TEAMUSDP34.560.113919
33CALLE ODELIUS6'0"1852004-05-30DLDJURGÅRDENS IF J20J20 NATIONELL34.890.335915
34GLEB TRIKOZOV6'1"1852004-08-12C/RWROMSKIE KRYLIAVHL35.220.33748
35OWEN BECK6'0"1902004-02-03CRMISSISSAUGA STEELHEADSOHL35.670.443121
36TRISTAN LUNEAU6'2"1742004-01-12DRGATINEAU OLYMPIQUESQMJHL371.334427
37SEAMUS CASEY5'10"1612004-01-08DRU.S. NATIONAL U18 TEAMUSDP38.671.674212
39DAVID GOYETTE5'11"1742004-03-27CLSUDBURY WOLVESOHL40.110.224720
40LUCA DEL BEL BELLUZ6'1"1792003-11-10CLMISSISSAUGA STEELHEADSOHL41.221.116123
41JACK HUGHES6'0"1652003-11-02CLNORTHEASTERN UNIV.NCAA41.890.674429
42TY NELSON5'10"1962004-03-30DRNORTH BAY BATTALIONOHL43.221.336331
44JULIAN LUTZ6'2"1852004-02-29FLEHC MÜNCHENDEL47.440.674326
45ELIAS SALOMONSSON6'1"1722004-08-31DRSKELLEFTEÅ AIK J20J20 NATIONELL50.112.675236
46DANNY ZHILKIN6'2"1832003-12-19CLGUELPH STORMOHL50.440.333636
47JANI NYMAN6'3"2072004-07-30LWLILVES U20U20 SM-SARJA51.671.224433
48ADAM SÝKORA5'10"1722004-09-07RW/LWLHK NITRA U20SLOVAKIA U2052.560.8910030
49ALEXANDER PEREVALOV6'0"1922004-04-16LWRLOKO YAROSLAVLMHL53.671.119721
50MATS LINDGREN6'0"1762004-08-26DLKAMLOOPS BLAZERSWHL53.890.224735
51MATYAS SAPOVALIV6'4"1902004-02-12FLSAGINAW SPIRITOHL54.780.894135
52ADAM INGRAM6'2"1742003-10-14FLYOUNGSTOWN PHANTOMSUSHL54.7804143
53RIEGER LORENZ6'2"1852004-03-30CLOKOTOKS OILERSAJHL56.221.446742
54NOAH WARREN6'5"2142004-07-15DRGATINEAU OLYMPIQUESQMJHL57.110.896533
57PAUL LUDWINSKI5'11"1722004-04-23CLKINGSTON FRONTENACSOHL59.560.675935
58CAMERON LUND6'2"1852004-06-07CRGREEN BAY GAMBLERSUSHL61.782.229635
59TOMAS HAMARA6'0"1852004-03-09DLTAPPARA U20U20 SM-SARJA631.229246
60SIMON FORSMARK6'2"1942003-10-17DLÖREBRO HK J20J20 NATIONELL63.780.787335
61DEVIN KAPLAN6'3"1982004-01-10FRU.S. NATIONAL U18 TEAMUSDP64.891.119436
62ISAIAH GEORGE6'1"1942004-02-15DLLONDON KNIGHTSOHL650.118935
63HUNTER HAIGHT5'10"1722004-04-04CRBARRIE COLTSOHL67.782.788334
64VLADIMIR GRUDININ5'10"1592003-12-09DLKRASNAYA ARMIYA MOSKVAMHL713.2211614
65JORDAN GUSTAFSON5'11"1792004-01-20FLSEATTLE THUNDERBIRDSWHL71.110.117943
66CHRISTIAN KYROU5'11"1832003-09-16DRERIE OTTERSOHL73.442.3311836
67FRASER MINTEN6'1"1852004-07-05FLKAMLOOPS BLAZERSWHL74.671.227547
68MATTHEW POITRAS5'11"1722004-03-10CRGUELPH STORMOHL75.110.446639
69RYAN GREENE6'2"1742003-10-21CRGREEN BAY GAMBLERSUSHL75.220.1113236
70BRYCE MCCONNELL-BARKER6'1"1872004-06-04CLSOO GREYHOUNDSOHL75.2207042
71KASPER KULONUMMI6'0"1792004-03-01DRJOKERIT U20U20 SM-SARJA75.890.678450
72TOPI RÖNNI6'2"1832004-05-05CLTAPPARA U20U20 SM-SARJA76.560.676441
73VINZENZ ROHRER5'11"1682004-09-09RWROTTAWA 67'SOHL76.780.226759
74ALEKSANTERI KASKIMÄKI6'0"1832004-02-06CLHIFK U20U20 SM-SARJA76.890.115355
75DYLAN JAMES6'0"1832003-10-12LWLSIOUX CITY MUSKETEERSUSHL80.89425451
76MATTHEW SEMINOFF5'11"1832003-12-27RWRKAMLOOPS BLAZERSWHL83.8936656
77LUDWIG PERSSON5'11"1792003-10-08C/LWLFRÖLUNDA HC J20J20 NATIONELL84.560.678545
78ARTYOM DUDA6'1"1812004-04-08DLKRASNAYA ARMIYA MOSKVAMHL84.670.119444
79ALEXANDER SUZDALEV6'2"1722004-03-05LWLHV71 J20J20 NATIONELL85.440.7810437
80JORDAN DUMAIS5'9"1652004-04-15RWRHALIFAX MOOSEHEADSQMJHL85.890.448333
81VIKTOR NEUCHEV6'2"1652003-10-25FLAVTO YEKATERINBURGMHL860.1110038
82TYLER BRENNAN6'4"1902003-09-27GLPRINCE GEORGE COUGARSWHL86.10.18161
83NICHOLAS MOLDENHAUER5'11"1702004-05-25C/RWRCHICAGO STEELUSHL86.110.0114740
84GAVIN HAYES6'1"1762004-05-14RWRFLINT FIREBIRDSOHL89.223.118546
85CRUZ LUCIUS6'0"1762004-04-05RWRU.S. NATIONAL U18 TEAMUSDP89.780.568555
86MICHAEL BUCHINGER6'0"1852004-04-25DLGUELPH STORMOHL922.229248
87JACK DEVINE5'11"1722003-10-02RWRUNIV. OF DENVERNCAA92.330.3310637
88MICHAEL FISHER6'3"1942004-05-02DRST. MARK'S SCHOOLUSHS-PREP93.781.4426342
89MIKO MATIKKA6'3"1872003-10-26RWRJOKERIT U20U20 SM-SARJA94.330.5613244
90OTTO SALIN5'11"1922004-03-07DRHIFK U20U20 SM-SARJA94.3308652
91TOPIAS LEINONEN6'5"2162004-07-19GLJYP U20U20 SM-SARJA95.10.779160
92ILYA KVOCHKO5'9"1592004-02-22C/LWLSTALNYE LISY MAGNITOGORSKMHL95.890.796664
93BEAU JELSMA5'10"1742004-04-28LWLBARRIE COLTSOHL97.441.567665
94BRANDON LISOWSKY5'9"1722004-04-13FLSASKATOON BLADESWHL101.113.678353
95ARSENI KOROMYSLOV6'3"1812003-11-03DLSKA-1946 ST. PETERSBURGMHL103.562.449246
96SPENCER SOVA6'1"1852004-01-10DLERIE OTTERSOHL103.780.225576
97FABIAN WAGNER6'0"1762004-05-07RWLLINKÖPING HC J20J20 NATIONELL1040.2211940
98JAKE KARABELA5'11"1702004-03-07CLGUELPH STORMOHL104.560.5611769
99PANO FIMIS5'10"1742004-06-17CRNIAGARA ICEDOGSOHL104.890.3311648
100JORIAN DONOVAN6'2"1812004-04-05DLHAMILTON BULLDOGSOHL105.560.6713361
101QUINN FINLEY6'0"1702004-08-08FLMADISON CAPITOLSUSHL105.56015572
102ALEXANDER PELEVIN5'11"1722004-05-16DLCHAIKA NIZHNY NOVGORODMHL1060.4417554
103MIKEY MILNE5'11"1852002-09-21LWLWINNIPEG ICEWHL106.560.5618263
104COLE KNUBLE5'10"1702004-07-01RWRFARGO FORCEUSHL106.890.3310852
105COLE SPICER5'10"1742004-06-13FLU.S. NATIONAL U18 TEAMUSDP1070.119879
106KIRILL DOLZHENKOV6'6"2362004-04-20LWLKRASNAYA ARMIYA MOSKVAMHL107.440.448566
107ZAM PLANTE5'9"1612004-08-24FLCHICAGO STEELUSHL107.44021491
108SERVÁC PETROVSKÝ5'11"1792004-08-10CLOWEN SOUND ATTACKOHL107.560.115770
109TYLER DUKE5'9"1792004-07-19DLU.S. NATIONAL U18 TEAMUSDP108.330.789645
110JÉRÉMY LANGLOIS6'1"1852003-09-19DLCAPE BRETON EAGLESQMJHL108.440.1113091
111JOSH FILMON6'2"1592004-03-18FLSWIFT CURRENT BRONCOSWHL109.4418068
112DMITRI BUCHELNIKOV5'10"1632003-09-06FRSKA-1946 ST. PETERSBURGMHL109.780.336477
113ELIAS PETTERSSON6'2"1852004-02-16DLÖREBRO HK J20J20 NATIONELL109.890.119557
114JAKE LIVANAVAGE5'10"1612004-05-06DLCHICAGO STEELUSHL1100.1112370
115JACE WEIR6'2"1852004-05-21DRRED DEER REBELSWHL110.220.227578
116CEDRICK GUINDON5'10"1702004-04-21CLOWEN SOUND ATTACKOHL111.561.3314683
117TYSON JUGNAUTH5'11"1612004-04-17DLWEST KELOWNA WARRIORSBCHL1131.448182
118JERE LASSILA5'10"1742004-03-08CLJYP U20U20 SM-SARJA113.110.1111079
119DANIIL O. IVANOV6'4"2092003-09-26DLMHK SPARTAK MOSKVAMHL113.440.3326045
120LUDVIG JANSSON6'0"1762003-12-27DRSÖDERTÄLJE SKHOCKEYALLSVENSKAN113.670.2212962
121DANIIL ORLOV6'2"1812003-12-21DLSAKHALINSKIYE AKULYMHL114.220.786870
122BEN MACDONALD5'11"1652004-02-24LWLNOBLE & GREENOUGH SCHOOLUSHS-PREP114.330.1125154
123BEN HEMMERLING5'10"1592004-04-21FREVERETT SILVERTIPSWHL114.440.118581
124SAMUEL SAVOIE5'10"1902004-03-25CLGATINEAU OLYMPIQUESQMJHL114.560.2214485
125MARCUS NGUYEN5'10"1722004-08-02RWRPORTLAND WINTERHAWKSWHL114.890.3316877
126ANGUS BOOTH6'1"1762004-04-27DLSHAWINIGAN CATARACTESQMJHL1150.119970
127MARKUS VIDICEK5'10"1542004-03-21CLHALIFAX MOOSEHEADSQMJHL115.220.2222444
128BRENNAN ALI6'1"1942004-02-09CLAVON OLD FARMS SCHOOLUSHS-PREP115.330.1110553
129RUSLAN GAZIZOV5'11"1872004-01-21FLLONDON KNIGHTSOHL115.560.2213297
130ALEX BUMP6'0"1942003-11-20LWLOMAHA LANCERSUSHL115.670.116591
131MICHAEL LA STARZA5'10"1852004-01-14LWLWATERLOO BLACK HAWKSUSHL115.890.2226045
132BRAYDEN SCHUURMAN5'9"1922004-02-22FRVICTORIA ROYALSWHL1160.1119577
133ANTONIN VERREAULT5'8"1632004-07-28LWLGATINEAU OLYMPIQUESQMJHL116.110.118172
134KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV5'11"2012004-02-05DLSOO GREYHOUNDSOHL116.11013880
135GEORGE FEGARAS6'2"1852004-04-26DRNORTH YORK RANGERSOJHL116.440.3315386
136SANDIS VILMANIS6'1"1942004-01-23FLLULEÅ HF J20J20 NATIONELL116.780.3315890
137MATHEW WARD5'8"1572004-01-24FLSWIFT CURRENT BRONCOSWHL1170.228174
138ALEXIS GENDRON5'10"1742003-12-30CLBLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND ARMADAQMJHL117.110.1119154
139LUCAS EDMONDS5'11"1852001-01-27RW/LWRKINGSTON FRONTENACSOHL117.560.4415772
140TUCKER ROBERTSON5'10"1902003-06-22RW/CRPETERBOROUGH PETESOHL117.670.117667
141RYAN HEALEY6'1"1792004-05-19DRSIOUX FALLS STAMPEDEUSHL1180.3320758
142DANIIL DAVYDOV5'11"1652004-03-06FLMHK DYNAMO ST. PETERSBURGMHL1191127103
143JAKE FURLONG6'1"1902004-03-04DLHALIFAX MOOSEHEADSQMJHL119.670.678187
144DAVID SPACEK6'0"1702003-02-18DRSHERBROOKE PHOENIXQMJHL119.780.1113792
145REID DYCK6'4"1942004-01-20GLSWIFT CURRENT BRONCOSWHL120.50.729076
146HUDSON THORNTON5'11"1812003-11-04DLPRINCE GEORGE COUGARSWHL121.891.3912980
147MAXIM BARBASHEV6'0"1812003-12-18LWLMONCTON WILDCATSQMJHL122.330.4481121
148KOCHA DELIC5'10"1832004-03-11CLSUDBURY WOLVESOHL122.670.3313091
149JEREMY WILMER5'7"1412003-08-16CLTRI-CITY STORMUSHL122.780.1114899
150HUGO HÄVELID5'10"1742004-01-01GLLINKÖPING HC J20J20 NATIONELL123.20.4211292
151JAKOB NOREN5'9"1702004-08-26DLMODO HOCKEY J20J20 NATIONELL125.782.5815786
152MASON BEAUPIT6'5"1852003-09-23GLSPOKANE CHIEFSWHL1260.2295107
153MAREK HEJDUK6'0"1812004-01-03FRU.S. NATIONAL U18 TEAMUSDP126.110.1113089
154SERGEI IVANOV5'11"1652004-04-03GLSKA-1946 ST. PETERSBURGMHL126.20.09129100

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