| Round #1 |
| 1 |  Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 2 |  Buffalo Sabres  ( Winnipeg Jets) |
| 3 |  Calgary Flames |
| 4 |  Vancouver Canucks |
| 5 |  Boston Bruins |
| 6 |  St-Louis Blues ( New York Rangers) |
| 7 |  Edmonton Oilers ( Washington Capitals) |
| 8 |  Hartford Whalers |
| 9 | Edmonton Oilers ( Quebec Nordiques) |
| 10 |  Chicago Blackhawks |
| 11 |  Minnesota North Stars |
| 12 |  New York Islanders |
| 13 |  Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 14 |  Los Angeles Kings |
| 15 | Edmonton Oilers |
| 16 | New York Islanders ( Philadelphia Flyers) |
| 17 | St-Louis Blues |
| 18 | Buffalo Sabres |
| 19 | Chicago Blackhawks ( Montreal Canadiens) |
| 20 | New York Islanders ( New Jersey Devils) |
| 21 | Minnesota North Stars ( Detroit Red Wings) |
| Round #2 |
| 22 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 23 | New York Islanders (Winnipeg Jets) |
| 24 | Calgary Flames |
| 25 | New York Islanders (Vancouver Canucks) |
| 26 | Boston Bruins |
| 27 | New York Islanders (New York Rangers) |
| 28 | Vancouver Canucks (Washington Capitals) |
| 29 | Chicago Blackhawks (Hartford Whalers) |
| 30 | Boston Bruins (Quebec Nordiques) |
| 31 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 32 | Winnipeg Jets (Minnesota North Stars) |
| 33 | New York Islanders |
| 34 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 35 | Boston Bruins (Los Angeles Kings) |
| 36 | Hartford Whalers (Edmonton Oilers) |
| 37 | Chicago Blackhawks (Philadelphia Flyers) |
| 38 | Washington Capitals (St-Louis Blues) |
| 39 | New York Islanders (Buffalo Sabres) |
| 40 | New York Islanders (Montreal Canadiens) |
| 41 | St-Louis Blues (New Jersey Devils) |
| 42 | Boston Bruins (Detroit Red Wings) |
| Round #3 |
| 43 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 44 | Toronto Maple Leafs (Winnipeg Jets) |
| 45 | Calgary Flames |
| 46 | Vancouver Canucks |
| 47 | Boston Bruins |
| 48 | New York Rangers |
| 49 | Boston Bruins (Washington Capitals) |
| 50 | Chicago Blackhawks (Hartford Whalers) |
| 51 | Washington Capitals (Quebec Nordiques) |
| 52 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 53 | Hartford Whalers (Minnesota North Stars) |
| 54 | Hartford Whalers (New York Islanders) |
| 55 | New York Rangers (Toronto Maple Leafs) |
| 56 | Chicago Blackhawks (Los Angeles Kings) |
| 57 | Toronto Maple Leafs (Edmonton Oilers) |
| 58 | New York Rangers (Philadelphia Flyers) |
| 59 | New Jersey Devils (St-Louis Blues) |
| 60 | Boston Bruins (Buffalo Sabres) |
| 61 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 62 | Chicago Blackhawks (New Jersey Devils) |
| 63 | Chicago Blackhawks (Detroit Red Wings) |
Fort Wayne Komets
Hamilton Canucks
Indianapolis Checkers
Manitoba Moose
Milwaukee Admirals
Moncton Golden Flames
New Haven Nighthawks
Nova Scotia Oilers
Peoria Rivermen
St. Catharines Saints
Baltimore Skipjacks
Binghamton Whalers
Fredericton Express
Hartford Wolf Pack
Maine Mariners
Philadelphia Phantoms
Providence Bruins
Rochester Americans
Sherbrooke Canadiens
Springfield Indians