On Friday night, the Buffalo Sabres selected defenseman Radim Mrtka with the ninth overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. Other than that, it was a pretty quiet night for the Sabres – and in general. There were a handful of trades involving draft picks, but other than that, the four-hour-long affair from Los Angeles was relatively uneventful.

The NHL Draft resumes on Saturday at 12 noon.

The Sabres currently hold these picks:

• Round 2, Pick #39 – traded to Penguins
• Round 3, Pick #71 – David Bedkowski, RHD, Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
• Round 4, Pick #103 – Matous Kucharcik, C, HC Slavia Praha U20 (Czechia U20)
• Round 4, Pick #116 – Samuel Meloche, G, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
• Round 5, Pick #135 – Noah Laberge, LHD, Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
• Round 6, Pick #167 – Ashton Schultz, F, Chicago Steel (USHL)
• Round 7, Pick #195 – Melvin Novotny, F, Leksands IF J20 (J20 Nationell)
• Round 7, Pick #199 – Yevgeni Prokhorov, G, Dinamo-Shinnik Bobruysk (MHL)
• Round 7, Pick #219 – Ryan Rucinski, F, Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)

How to Watch

Rounds Two to Seven

Date: Saturday, June 28th 2025
Start time: 12:00 PM EST
TV: NHL Network (US), Sportsnet & TVA Sports (CAN)
Online stream: ESPN+