| ROUND: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Trades | Facts |
| Round 2 | ||||||
| No. | Team | Player | Pos. | Last team | League | Nationality |
| 19. | Minnesota | Steve Payne | LW | Ottawa | OMJHL | Canada |
| 20. | Washington | Paul Mulvey | LW | Portland | WCHL | Canada |
| 21. | Toronto | Joel Quenneville | D | Windsor | OMJHL | Canada |
| 22. | Vancouver | Curt Fraser | LW | Victoria | WCHL | USA |
| 23. | Washington | Paul MacKinnon | D | Peterborough | OMJHL | Canada |
| 24. | Minnesota | Steve Christoff | C | Minnesota | WCHA | USA |
| 25. | Pittsburgh | Mike Meeker | C | Peterborough | OMJHL | Canada |
| 26. | N.Y. Rangers | Don Maloney | LW | Kitchener | OMJHL | Canada |
| 27. | Colorado | Merlin Malinowski | C | Medicine Hat | WCHL | Canada |
| 28. | Detroit | Glenn Hicks | LW | Flin Flon | WCHL | Canada |
| 29. | Chicago | Doug Lecuyer | LW | Portland | WCHL | Canada |
| 30. | Montreal | Dale Yakiwchuk | C | Portland | WCHL | Canada |
| 31. | Detroit | Al Jensen | G | Hamilton | OMJHL | Canada |
| 32. | Buffalo | Tony McKegney | LW | Kingston | OMJHL | Canada |
| 33. | Philadelphia | Mike Simurda | RW | Kingston | OMJHL | Canada |
| 34. | N.Y. Islanders | Randy Johnston | D | Peterborough | OMJHL | Canada |
| 35. | Boston | Graeme Nicolson | D | Cornwall | QMJHL | Canada |
| 36. | Montreal | Ron Carter | RW | Sherbrooke | QMJHL | Canada |
| SNAPSHOT '78 | |
| Total Selected: | 234 |
| Forwards: | 143 |
| Defense: | 67 |
| Goaltenders: | 24 |
| Major Junior: | 127 |
| College Players: | 80 |
| Canadian: | 170 |
| American: | 47 |
| U.S.-Born: | 47 |
| European: | 17 |
| Reached NHL: | 95 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 16 |
| Hall of Fame: | 1 |
| All-Star Game: | 18 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 1 |
| Olympians: | 16 |
| Picks Traded: | 46 |