Editing 2004 NHL entry draft (section)

{{short description|42nd annual meeting of National Hockey League franchises to select newly eligible players}}
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{{Infobox sports draft
| name        = 2004 NHL entry draft
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| caption     = 
| logo        = NHL-draft-logo-carolina-2004.jpg
| logosize    = 180px
| date        = June 26–27, 2004
| time        = 
| location    = [[RBC Center]]<br>[[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]], [[North Carolina]], U.S.
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| league      = 
| teams       = 
| first       = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Alexander Ovechkin]]<br>([[Washington Capitals]])
| most        = 
| fewest      = 
| first_round = 
| overall     = 291
| rounds      = 9
| prev        = [[2003 NHL entry draft|2003]]
| next        = [[2005 NHL entry draft|2005]]
}}

The '''2004 NHL entry draft''' was the 42nd [[NHL entry draft|entry draft]] for the [[National Hockey League]]. It was held on June 26 and 27, 2004 at the [[RBC Center]] in [[Raleigh, North Carolina]]. It is especially notable because it was the last NHL event to take place before the beginning of the [[2004–05 NHL lockout]], which canceled all the games scheduled for [[2004–05 NHL season|that season]].

As of 2025, the remaining active players in the NHL from this draft are [[Evgeni Malkin]] and [[Alexander Ovechkin]].