NHL Mock Draft 2020: Washington Capitals select Lukas Reichel

Lukas Reichel (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images)

Our final Washington Capitals mock draft before the big event.

Tonight is the first round of the NHL Draft. The 2020 NHL Draft will be held virtual, making this a completely new experience for players, teams, fans and writers. The Washington Capitals hold five picks and will be on the clock with the 24th pick tonight that is unless they make a trade.

Here’s assuming the Caps don’t make a trade and use all five of their picks. What this slideshow will do is break down each pick by pick with our prediction on which player the Caps will select. We’ll see if we’re accurate or not over the next two days.

Last year the team selected Connor McMichael in…