The Pittsburgh Penguins are slated to make double-digit picks over seven rounds during the two-day 2025 NHL Draft

The event is taking place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, with Round 1 on Friday, followed by Rounds 2-7 on Saturday. The draft started at 7 p.m. on Friday and kicks off at noon on Saturday. 

The Penguins enter the 2025 draft looking for an infusion of young talent for first-year coach Dan Muse. The 42-year-old Muse comes from the New York Rangers, who hired former longtime Pittsburgh coach Mike Sullivan this offseason. 

Pittsburgh last made the playoffs in 2022 and has not won a playoff series since 2018. 

Track the Penguins' 2025 NHL Draft moves below.  

The Penguins selected forward Benjamin Kindel with their first of three first-round picks. 

The 18-year-old has filled the stat sheet for the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League over the last two seasons. He's tallied 159 points, including 99 points in 65 games during the 2024-25 season.

He has a knack for getting his teammates involved, as 109 of his 159 points over the last two seasons have been from assists. 

The 5-foot-10, 180-pound forward was a consensus Top 20 prospect in this year's draft. CBS Sports said Kindel was one of the " bigger risers" ahead of the draft before adding he has some of the "finest playmaking ability" in the class. 

The No. 11 pick was announced by Penguins defenseman Kris Letang and his son, Alex.

Pittsburgh was slated to pick again at No. 12 overall, but the squad traded the selection to the Philadelphia Flyers for picks No. 22 and No. 31 of the first round. The Flyers selected center Jack Nesbitt at No. 12 overall.

 22nd overall (from Philadelphia Flyers)

 31st overall (from Philadelphia Flyers)

59th overall (from Washington Capitals) 

 73rd overall

84th overall (from Minnesota Wild)

 85th overall (from Ottawa Senators) 

105th overall

 130th overall (from Chicago Blackhawks)

 148th overall (from Minnesota Wild)

169th overall

 201st overall  

Pittsburgh's first-round pick last year went to the San Jose Sharks as part of the Erik Karlsson trade. 

The team made six selections in the 2024 NHL Draft, including selecting defenseman Harrison Brunicke of the Kamloops Blazers and forward Tanner Howe of the Regina Pats in the second round. Both were of the Western Hockey League. 

The Penguins' last pick in the first round came in 2023, when the team selected Braden Yager.