Sabres pack a punch by picking Power first in NHL draft Issued on: 24/07/2021 - 04:20 The Buffalo Sabres used the first pick in the 2021 NHL entry draft to select Canada's Owen Power BRUCE BENNETT GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP 2 min Los Angeles (AFP) The Buffalo Sabres selected Canadian defenseman Owen Power with the first overall pick in the National Hockey League entry draft on Friday. This is the second time in four years the Sabres have had the top pick and both times they used it to draft a big defenseman. In 2018, they selected Rasmus Dahlin. The 18-year-old Power helped Canada win the gold medal at the 2021 IIHF World Championships in Latvia.