Beyond No. 8, Here's Where Capitals Will Pick In 2023 NHL Draft

The Washington Capitals will be drafting in the top 10 for the first time since 2007, as they're pegged to make a selection at eighth overall. There will be several highly-touted names left in what's a deep first round.

Beyond that, Washington holds four more picks. Here's where the team will draft.

Washington owns just the eighth overall pick in the first round. The later draft pick the Capitals had acquired from the Boston Bruins as part of the Dmitry Orlov and Garnet Hathaway trade was flipped to the Toronto Maple Leafs, along with Erik Gustafsson, in order to acquire Rasmus Sandin. Toronto will pick 28th overall.

Last year's first-rounder was forward Ivan Miroshnichenko (No. 20).

In the second round, Washington will select 40th overall. The team had another second-round pick as part of the Brenden Dillon trade with the Winnipeg Jets, but that was traded to the Seattle Kraken in to re-acquire Vitek Vanecek after he was taken in the expansion draft.

Last year's second-rounder was defenseman Ryan Chesley (No. 72).

The Capitals lost their third-round pick to the Arizona Coyotes in the trade for Johan Larsson at the 2022 NHL Trade Deadline. The Coyotes will pick 72nd overall. D.C. had two third-round picks last year and took forwards Alexander Suzdalev (No. 70) and Ludwig Persson (No. 84).

Washington will get back on the board in the fourth round and make a pick at 104th overall. The team did not have a fourth-rounder in 2022.

The Capitals also hold the 136th overall pick in the fifth round. Last season's fifth-rounder was forward Jake Karabela (No. 149)

Washington traded away its sixth-round selection to the Kraken as part of the trade for Marcus Johansson at the 2022 NHL Tradde Deadline. Seattle selects 168th. Last year's sixth-round pick was forward Ryan Hofer (No. 181).

The Capitals close out the entry draft with the 200th overall pick. Last year's seventh-round pick was defenseman David Gucciardi (No. 213).