All players selected at Pick No. 2 in the NHL Entry Draft from 2025 to 1963. Includes NHL games, goals, assists, points, PIM, and junior totals.
| Year | POS | Player | Drafted Team | NHL GP | NHL G | NHL A | NHL PTS | NHL PIM | JR GP | JR G | JR A | JR PTS | JR PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | C | Michael Misa | San Jose Sharks | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 65 | 62 | 72 | 134 | 45 |
| 2024 | D | Artyom Levshunov | Chicago Blackhawks | 70 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 | C | Leo Carlsson | Anaheim Ducks | 175 | 50 | 68 | 118 | 59 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 | D | Simon Nemec | New Jersey Devils | 130 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 65 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 | C | Matty Beniers | Seattle Kraken | 305 | 76 | 107 | 183 | 54 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2020 | C | Quinton Byfield | Los Angeles Kings | 315 | 62 | 110 | 172 | 170 | 45 | 32 | 50 | 82 | 44 |
| 2019 | RW | Kaapo Kakko | New York Rangers | 419 | 77 | 105 | 182 | 112 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 | RW | Andrei Svechnikov | Carolina Hurricanes | 535 | 172 | 241 | 413 | 469 | 44 | 40 | 32 | 72 | 67 |
| 2017 | C | Nolan Patrick | Philadelphia Flyers | 222 | 32 | 45 | 77 | 83 | 33 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 36 |
| 2016 | RW | Patrik Laine | Winnipeg Jets | 537 | 224 | 198 | 422 | 201 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015 | C | Jack Eichel | Buffalo Sabres | 666 | 260 | 416 | 676 | 203 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014 | C | Sam Reinhart | Buffalo Sabres | 832 | 321 | 353 | 674 | 183 | 60 | 36 | 69 | 105 | 11 |
| 2013 | C | Aleksander Barkov | Florida Panthers | 804 | 286 | 496 | 782 | 164 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | D | Ryan Murray | Columbus Blue Jackets | 445 | 15 | 116 | 131 | 118 | 46 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 31 |
| 2011 | LW | Gabriel Landeskog | Colorado Avalanche | 779 | 255 | 338 | 593 | 628 | 53 | 36 | 30 | 66 | 61 |
| 2010 | C | Tyler Seguin | Boston Bruins | 1016 | 367 | 459 | 826 | 311 | 63 | 48 | 58 | 106 | 54 |
| 2009 | D | Victor Hedman | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1152 | 171 | 636 | 807 | 780 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | D | Drew Doughty | Los Angeles Kings | 1255 | 163 | 537 | 700 | 817 | 58 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 68 |
| 2007 | LW | James van Riemsdyk | Philadelphia Flyers | 1131 | 341 | 349 | 690 | 429 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 37 |
| 2006 | C | Jordan Staal | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1382 | 313 | 424 | 737 | 640 | 68 | 28 | 40 | 68 | 69 |
| 2005 | RW | Bobby Ryan | Anaheim Ducks | 866 | 261 | 308 | 569 | 470 | 62 | 37 | 52 | 89 | 51 |
| 2004 | F | Evgeni Malkin | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1254 | 527 | 863 | 1390 | 1234 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2003 | C | Eric Staal | Carolina Hurricanes | 1365 | 455 | 608 | 1063 | 854 | 66 | 39 | 59 | 98 | 36 |
| 2002 | G | Kari Lehtonen | Atlanta Thrashers | 649 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2001 | C | Jason Spezza | Ottawa Senators | 1248 | 363 | 632 | 995 | 604 | 56 | 43 | 73 | 116 | 43 |
| 2000 | LW | Dany Heatley | Atlanta Thrashers | 869 | 372 | 419 | 791 | 620 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1999 | LW | Daniel Sedin | Vancouver Canucks | 1306 | 393 | 648 | 1041 | 546 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1998 | C | David Legwand | Nashville Predators | 1136 | 228 | 390 | 618 | 551 | 59 | 54 | 51 | 105 | 56 |
| 1997 | C | Patrick Marleau | San Jose Sharks | 1779 | 566 | 631 | 1197 | 527 | 71 | 51 | 74 | 125 | 37 |
| 1996 | D | Andrei Zyuzin | San Jose Sharks | 496 | 38 | 82 | 120 | 446 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1995 | D | Wade Redden | New York Islanders | 1023 | 109 | 348 | 457 | 665 | 64 | 14 | 46 | 60 | 83 |
| 1994 | D | Oleg Tverdovsky | Anaheim Ducks | 713 | 77 | 240 | 317 | 291 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1993 | D | Chris Pronger | Hartford Whalers | 1167 | 157 | 541 | 698 | 1590 | 61 | 15 | 62 | 77 | 108 |
| 1992 | C | Alexei Yashin | Ottawa Senators | 850 | 337 | 444 | 781 | 401 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1991 | RW | Pat Falloon | San Jose Sharks | 575 | 143 | 179 | 322 | 141 | 61 | 64 | 74 | 138 | 33 |
| 1990 | C | Petr Nedved | Vancouver Canucks | 982 | 310 | 407 | 717 | 708 | 71 | 65 | 80 | 145 | 80 |
| 1989 | LW | Dave Chyzowski | New York Islanders | 126 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 144 | 68 | 56 | 48 | 104 | 139 |
| 1988 | C | Trevor Linden | Vancouver Canucks | 1382 | 375 | 492 | 867 | 895 | 67 | 46 | 64 | 110 | 76 |
| 1987 | RW | Brendan Shanahan | New Jersey Devils | 1524 | 656 | 698 | 1354 | 2489 | 56 | 39 | 53 | 92 | 92 |
| 1986 | C | Jimmy Carson | Los Angeles Kings | 626 | 275 | 286 | 561 | 254 | 69 | 70 | 83 | 153 | 46 |
| 1985 | LW | Craig Simpson | Pittsburgh Penguins | 634 | 247 | 250 | 497 | 657 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1984 | LW | Kirk Muller | New Jersey Devils | 1349 | 357 | 602 | 959 | 1228 | 49 | 31 | 63 | 94 | 27 |
| 1983 | LW | Sylvain Turgeon | Hartford Whalers | 669 | 269 | 226 | 495 | 691 | 67 | 54 | 109 | 163 | 103 |
| 1982 | LW | Brian Bellows | Minnesota North Stars | 1188 | 485 | 537 | 1022 | 718 | 47 | 45 | 52 | 97 | 23 |
| 1981 | C | Doug Smith | Los Angeles Kings | 535 | 115 | 138 | 253 | 624 | 54 | 45 | 56 | 101 | 61 |
| 1980 | D | Dave Babych | Winnipeg Jets (1979) | 1195 | 142 | 581 | 723 | 970 | 50 | 22 | 60 | 82 | 71 |
| 1979 | C | Perry Turnbull | St. Louis Blues | 608 | 188 | 163 | 351 | 1247 | 70 | 75 | 43 | 118 | 191 |
| 1978 | C | Ryan Walter | Washington Capitals | 1003 | 264 | 382 | 646 | 946 | 62 | 54 | 71 | 125 | 148 |
| 1977 | D | Barry Beck | Colorado Rockies | 615 | 104 | 251 | 355 | 1016 | 61 | 16 | 46 | 62 | 167 |
| 1976 | RW | Blair Chapman | Pittsburgh Penguins | 402 | 106 | 125 | 231 | 158 | 69 | 71 | 86 | 157 | 67 |
| 1975 | LW | Barry Dean | Kansas City Scouts | 165 | 25 | 56 | 81 | 146 | 64 | 40 | 75 | 115 | 159 |
| 1974 | RW | Wilf Paiement | Kansas City Scouts | 946 | 356 | 458 | 814 | 1759 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1973 | C | Tom Lysiak | Atlanta Flames | 919 | 292 | 551 | 843 | 567 | 67 | 58 | 96 | 154 | 104 |
| 1972 | LW | Jacques Richard | Atlanta Flames | 556 | 160 | 187 | 347 | 307 | 61 | 71 | 89 | 160 | 100 |
| 1971 | C | Marcel Dionne | Detroit Red Wings | 1348 | 731 | 1040 | 1771 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1970 | D | Dale Tallon | Vancouver Canucks | 642 | 98 | 238 | 336 | 568 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1969 | LW | Marc Tardif | Montréal Canadiens | 517 | 194 | 207 | 401 | 445 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1968 | C | Roger Belisle | Montréal Canadiens | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1967 | G | Steve Rexe | Pittsburgh Penguins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1966 | D | Brad Park | New York Rangers | 1113 | 213 | 683 | 896 | 1429 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1965 | F | Andy Culligan | Chicago Blackhawks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1964 | RW | Alex Campbell | Boston Bruins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1963 | C | Peter Mahovlich | Detroit Red Wings | 883 | 288 | 485 | 773 | 916 | - | - | - | - | - |