Compare outcomes for pick #1 across years.
| Year | Round | Orig Team | Selected By | Player | Pos | GP | PTS / W | G | A | SV% | GAA |
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| 2015 | 1 | EDM | EDM | Connor McDavid | C | 712 | 1082 | 361 | 721 | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | TOR | TOR | Auston Matthews | C | 629 | 727 | 401 | 326 |
Tip: “PTS / W” shows Points for skaters and Wins for goalies.
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| 2017 | 1 | NJD | NJD | Nico Hischier | C | 527 | 422 | 171 | 251 | — | — |
| 2018 | 1 | BUF | BUF | Rasmus Dahlin | D | 509 | 360 | 83 | 277 | — | — |
| 2019 | 1 | NJD | NJD | Jack Hughes | C | 368 | 351 | 141 | 210 | — | — |
| 2020 | 1 | NYR | NYR | Alexis Lafrenière | L | 380 | 193 | 92 | 101 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1 | BUF | BUF | Owen Power | D | 242 | 111 | 19 | 92 | — | — |
| 2022 | 1 | MTL | MTL | Juraj Slafkovský | L | 200 | 111 | 42 | 69 | — | — |
| 2023 | 1 | CHI | CHI | Connor Bedard | C | 150 | 128 | 45 | 83 | — | — |
| 2024 | 1 | SJS | SJS | Macklin Celebrini | C | 70 | 63 | 25 | 38 | — | — |
| 2025 | 1 | NYI | NYI | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
