Associated Press
The Buffalo Sabres selected University of Michigan defenseman Owen Power with the first pick in the NHL draft Friday night.
And Wolverines went first and second, with the expansion Seattle Kraken selecting center Matthew Bernier. It marks only the third time, and first since 1969, in which teammates went with the first two selections.
On a day the Sabres traded Rasmus Ristolainen to the Philadelphia Flyers, general manager Kevyn Adams continued his offseason bid to overhaul a struggling franchise by choosing the stalwart defenseman’s heir apparent.