5 best 7th round draft picks in NHL history ft. Joe Pavelski  

The NHL draft is a key way for teams to build their team and become a Stanley Cup contender. It's the best avenue to get superstars on your roster, but selecting the right player may be tough.

However, in years, players who have gone undrafted or even the ones selected late in the draft have found a ton of success. Here are the best seventh-round draft picks in NHL history.

5 best 7th-round draft picks in NHL history

#1. Henrik Lundqvist

Henrik Lundqvist is one of the greatest goalies of all-time and the New York Rangers selected him with the 205th overall selection in the 2000 NHL draft.

The 2000 NHL draft still had nine rounds, but getting Lundqvist in the seventh was a steal as he is a Hall of Famer and one of the top goalies of all-time. The Swede was a key reason for the Rangers being a perennial Cup contender.

He finished a 15-year career, all with the Rangers, being a Vezina winner and a five-time All-Star.

#2. Doug Gilmour

Doug Gilmour is a Hall of Famer and one of the best Toronto Maple Leafs players of all time.

Gilmour was selected 134th overall in the 1982 NHL draft. Although there were 12 rounds back then, it was incredible that Gilmour lasted until the seventh round.

The forward finished his career recording 450 goals and 964 assists for 1,414 points.

#3. Joe Pavelski

Joe Pavelski announced his retirement from the NHL this offseason and he goes down as one of the best seventh-round draft picks of all time.

Pavelski was selected 205th overall in the 2003 NHL draft by the San Jose Sharks and he helped turn the franchise around. Pavelski ended up finishing his career with 476 goals and 592 assists for 1,068 points and is considered to be a borderline Hall of Famer.

#4. Henrik Zetterberg

Henrik Zetterberg won a Stanley Cup (Imagn)

Henrik Zetterberg is one of the more famous players to be drafted in the seventh round.

The Detroit Red Wings selected Zetterberg with the 210th overall pick in the 1999 NHL draft. Zetterberg ended up leading the Red Wings to the Stanley Cup in 2008 and won the Conn Smythe.

Zetterberg finished his career with 337 goals and 623 assists for 960 points.

#5. Cliff Ronning

Ciff Ronning was selected with the 134th overall pick in the 1984 NHL draft by the St. Louis Blues. The forward ended up playing parts of 17 seasons in the NHL recording 306 goals and 563 assists for 869 points.