The 2026 NHL Draft continued on Saturday, with 191 total picks made in rounds two through seven at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York.
Coverage began at 11 AM (ET), with NHL Network and ESPN+ airing the festivities in the United States and Sportsnet doing the same in Canada.
The Washington Capitals ended their two days of drafting with four new prospects: first-round pick Oliver Suvanto, fourth-round pick Tyus Sparks, fifth-round pick Brian McFadden, and seventh-round pick Logan Stuart.
This year’s event was the second non-COVID-impacted draft to be held in a decentralized format in NHL history. Teams were not physically present at the venue to make their selections.
Second Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Nationality | College/Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Vancouver Canucks | Brooks Rogowski (C) | 🇺🇸 | Oshawa (OHL) |
| 34 | Chicago Blackhawks | Xavier Villeneuve (D) | 🇨🇦 | Blainville-Boisbriand (QMJHL) |
| 35 | Chicago Blackhawks | Ryan Roobroeck (LW) | 🇨🇦 | Niagara (OHL) |
| 36 | Calgary Flames | Chase Harrington (LW) | 🇨🇦 | Spokane (WHL) |
| 37 | New Jersey Devils | Matias Vanhanen (LW) | 🇫🇮 | Everett (WHL) |
| 38 | Seattle Kraken | Casey Mutryn (RW) | 🇺🇸 | USA U-18 (NTDP-USHL) |
| 39 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Markus Ruck (C) | 🇨🇦 | Medicine Hat (WHL) |
| 40 | Florida Panthers | Simas Ignatavicius (RW) | 🇺🇸 | Geneve (NL) |
| 41 | Vancouver Canucks | Niklas Aaram-Olsen (LW) | 🇳🇴 | Örebro (SHL) |
| 42 | Calgary Flames | Tobias Trejbal (G) | 🇨🇿 | Youngstown (USHL) |
| 43 | Colorado Avalanche | Egor Shilov (C) | 🇷🇺 | Victoriaville (QMJHL) |
| 44 | New Jersey Devils | Nikita Shcherbakov (D) | 🇷🇺 | Ufa (MHL) |
| 45 | Anaheim Ducks | Jayden Kurtz (D) | 🇺🇸 | Rogers (US-HS) |
| 46 | Los Angeles Kings | Liam Lefebvre (C) | 🇨🇦 | Chicoutimi (QMJHL) |
| 47 | Detroit Red Wings | Victor Plante (LW) | 🇺🇸 | USA U-18 (NTDP-USHL) |
| 48 | Florida Panthers | Ryder Cali (C) | 🇨🇭 | North Bay (OHL) |
| 49 | Los Angeles Kings | Adam Goljer (D) | 🇸🇰 | Trencin (Extraliga) |
| 50 | Anaheim Ducks | Mathis Preston (RW) | 🇨🇦 | Vancouver (WHL) |
| 51 | Carolina Hurricanes | William Håkansson (D) | 🇸🇪 | Lulea (SHL) |
| 52 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Oleg Kulebiakin (RW) | 🇷🇺 | Halifax (QMJHL) |
| 53 | Philadelphia Flyers | Brek Liske (D) | 🇨🇦 | Everett (WHL) |
| 54 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Tomas Galvas (D) | 🇨🇿 | Liberec (Extraliga) |
| 55 | Calgary Flames | Alan Shaikhlislamov (RW) | 🇷🇺 | Ufa (MHL) |
| 56 | Boston Bruins | Yuri Ivanov (G) | 🇷🇺 | Spartak (MHL) |
| 57 | Montreal Canadiens | Timofei Runtso (D) | 🇺🇸 | Victoria (WHL) |
| 58 | Edmonton Oilers | Rudolfs Berzkalns (C) | 🇱🇻 | Muskegon (USHL) |
| 59 | Dallas Stars | Jakub Vanecek (D) | 🇨🇿 | Tri-City (WHL) |
| 60 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Alexander Bilecki (D) | 🇨🇦 | Kitchener (OHL) |
| 61 | Carolina Hurricanes | Wiggo Sorensson (C) | 🇸🇪 | Boro (HockeyEttan) |
| 62 | Philadelphia Flyers | Martin Psohlavec (G) | 🇨🇿 | Karlovy (Extraliga) |
| 64 | New York Rangers | Benjamin MacBeath (D) | 🇨🇦 | Calgary (WHL) |
Third Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Nationality | College/Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | Calgary Flames | Joe Iginla (RW) | 🇨🇦 | Vancouver (WHL) |
| 66 | Chicago Blackhawks | Samu Alalauri (D) | 🇫🇮 | Pelicans (SM-sarja) |
| 67 | New York Rangers | Danai Shaiikov (G) | 🇰🇿 | Gatineau (QMJHL) |
| 68 | Carolina Hurricanes | Zachary Lansard (RW) | 🇨🇦 | Regina (WHL) |
| 69 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Ethan MacKenzie (D) | 🇨🇦 | Edmonton (WHL) |
| 70 | Nashville Predators | Dmitri Borichev (G) | 🇷🇺 | Loko Yaroslavl (MHL) |
| 71 | Winnipeg Jets | Samuel Hrenak (G) | 🇸🇰 | Fargo (USHL) |
| 72 | Ottawa Senators | Adam Nemec (LW) | 🇸🇰 | Sudbury (OHL) |
| 73 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Zach Olsen (RW) | 🇨🇦 | Saskatoon (WHL) |
| 74 | Colorado Avalanche | Beckett Hamilton (C) | 🇨🇦 | Red Deer (WHL) |
| 75 | St. Louis Blues | Luke Schairer (D) | 🇺🇸 | USA U-18 (NTDP-USHL) |
| 76 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Mans Gudmundsson (D) | 🇸🇪 | Farjestad (SHL) |
| 77 | New York Rangers | Charlie Morrison (D) | 🇨🇦 | Quebec (QMJHL) |
| 78 | Vancouver Canucks | Dmitri Ivchenko (G) | 🇷🇺 | Omsk (MHL) |
| 79 | Detroit Red Wings | Michal Orsulak (G) | 🇨🇿 | Prince Albert (WHL) |
| 80 | Los Angeles Kings | Blake Zielinski (C) | 🇺🇸 | Des Moines (USHL) |
| 81 | New York Rangers | Tomas Chrenko (C) | 🇸🇰 | Nitra (Extraliga) |
| 82 | Anaheim Ducks | Rian Chudzinski (RW) | 🇺🇸 | Moncton (QMJHL) |
| 83 | Minnesota Wild | Adam Andersson (C) | 🇸🇪 | Leksands (SHL) |
| 84 | Edmonton Oilers | Malcom Gastrin (LW) | 🇸🇪 | MoDo (HockeyAllsvenskan) |
| 85 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Juuso Ainasto (G) | 🇫🇮 | Jokerit (Mestis) |
| 86 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Pierce Mbuyi (LW) | 🇨🇦 | Owen Sound (OHL) |
| 87 | Ottawa Senators | Oscar Holmertz (C) | 🇸🇪 | Linköping (SHL) |
| 88 | Boston Bruins | Nils Bartholdsson (RW) | 🇸🇪 | Rogle (SHL) |
| 89 | Los Angeles Kings | Yegor Rybkin (G) | 🇷🇺 | Nizhny Novgorod (MHL) |
| 90 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Tomas Kralovic (D) | 🇸🇰 | Bratislava (Extraliga) |
| 91 | Ottawa Senators | Louis-Felix Bourque (RW) | 🇨🇦 | Drummondville (QMJHL) |
| 92 | Vegas Golden Knights | Benjamin Wilmott (C) | 🇺🇸 | Barrie (OHL) |
| 93 | Montreal Canadiens | Cooper Cleaves (D) | 🇺🇸 | Dartmouth (NCAA) |
| 94 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Alessandro Di Iorio (C) | 🇨🇦 | Sarnia (OHL) |
| 95 | Vegas Golden Knights | Sean Burick (D) | 🇺🇸 | Penticton (WHL) |
| 96 | Utah Mammoth | Adam Valentini (C) | 🇨🇦 | Michigan (NCAA) |
Fourth Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Nationality | College/Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | Vancouver Canucks | Yaroslav Bryzgalov (LW) | 🇧🇾 | Medicine Hat (WHL) |
| 98 | Florida Panthers | Jonas Kemps (D) | 🇺🇸 | Chicago (USHL) |
| 99 | Seattle Kraken | Viktor Fedorov (C) | 🇷🇺 | Torepdo-Gorky (VHL) |
| 100 | Calgary Flames | Egor Barabanov (C) | 🇷🇺 | Saginaw (OHL) |
| 101 | Washington Capitals | Tyus Sparks (C) | 🇺🇸 | Spokane (WHL) |
| 102 | New York Rangers | Spencer Bowes (LW) | 🇨🇦 | Ottawa (OHL) |
| 103 | Los Angeles Kings | Thomas Vandenberg (C) | 🇨🇦 | Ottawa (OHL) |
| 104 | Boston Bruins | Matvei Kotkov (RW) | 🇷🇺 | Loko Yaroslavl (MHL) |
| 105 | Carolina Hurricanes | Michael Berchild (LW) | 🇺🇸 | USA U-18 (NTDP-USHL) |
| 106 | Nashville Predators | Jakub Floris (D) | 🇸🇰 | Lukko (SM-sarja) |
| 107 | St. Louis Blues | Landon Nycz (D) | 🇺🇸 | UMass (NCAA) |
| 108 | Detroit Red Wings | Adam Levac (C) | 🇨🇦 | Peterborough (OHL) |
| 109 | New York Islanders | Lincoln Kuehne (D) | 🇺🇸 | Arizona State (NCAA) |
| 110 | Ottawa Senators | Elliot Lennon (G) | 🇨🇦 | Deerfield (US-HS) |
| 111 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Parker Von Richter (D) | 🇨🇦 | Barrie (OHL) |
| 112 | Minnesota Wild | Kayden Lemire (RW) | 🇨🇦 | Prince George (WHL) |
| 113 | Vegas Golden Knights | Jonah Sivertson (RW) | 🇨🇦 | Prince Albert (WHL) |
| 114 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Patriks Plumins (G) | 🇱🇻 | Zemgale (LHHL) |
| 115 | Utah Mammoth | Carl Axelsson (G) | 🇸🇪 | Muskegon (USHL) |
| 116 | Winnipeg Jets | Zach Wooten (LW) | 🇺🇸 | Green Bay (USHL) |
| 117 | Montreal Canadiens | Brayden Klimpke (D) | 🇨🇦 | Saskatoon (WHL) |
| 118 | Nashville Predators | Justin Graf (LW) | 🇺🇸 | Cedar Rapids (USHL) |
| 119 | New Jersey Devils | Lavr Gashilov (C) | 🇷🇺 | Yekaterinburg (MHL) |
| 120 | Philadelphia Flyers | Marek Sklenicka (G) | 🇨🇿 | Seattle (WHL) |
| 121 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Evan Jardine (LW) | 🇺🇸 | Youngstown (USHL) |
| 122 | Boston Bruins | Oscar Olsson (LW) | 🇸🇪 | Örebro (SHL) |
| 123 | St. Louis Blues | Vladimir Proskurin (G) | 🇷🇺 | Mytischi (MHL) |
| 124 | Buffalo Sabres | Olivers Murnieks (C) | 🇱🇻 | Saint John (QMJHL) |
| 125 | Carolina Hurricanes | Ryder Fetterolf (G) | 🇺🇸 | Ottawa (OHL) |
| 126 | Colorado Avalanche | Tobias Tvrznik (G) | 🇨🇿 | Wenatchee (WHL) |
| 127 | San Jose Sharks | Brady Knowling (G) | 🇺🇸 | USA U-18 (NTDP-USHL) |
| 128 | Colorado Avalanche | Axel Elofsson (D) | 🇸🇪 | Örebro (SHL) |
Fifth Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Nationality | College/Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 129 | Vancouver Canucks | Connor Davis (RW) | 🇨🇦 | Cedar Rapids (USHL) |
| 130 | Utah Mammoth | Theodor Knights (D) | 🇸🇪 | MoDo (HockeyAllsvenskan) |
| 131 | Seattle Kraken | Finn Kearns (D) | 🇨🇦 | St. Andrews College (CA-HS) |
| 132 | Calgary Flames | Simon Katolicky (LW) | 🇨🇿 | Tappara (SM-sarja) |
| 133 | Edmonton Oilers | Andrew Robinson (D) | 🇨🇦 | Windsor (OHL) |
| 134 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Morgan Anderberg (C) | 🇸🇪 | Vaxjo (SHL) |
| 135 | Winnipeg Jets | Alexandre Taillefer (D) | 🇨🇦 | Quebec (QMJHL) |
| 136 | Philadelphia Flyers | Kent Sauer (C) | 🇺🇸 | Andover (US-HS) |
| 137 | Minnesota Wild | Filip Ruzicka (G) | 🇨🇿 | Brandon (WHL) |
| 138 | Nashville Predators | Philip Hemmyr (LW) | 🇸🇪 | Björklöven (HockeyAllsvenskan) |
| 139 | St. Louis Blues | Nicholas Bogas (D) | 🇺🇸 | USA U-18 (NTDP-USHL) |
| 140 | Colorado Avalanche | Cole Tuminaro (D) | 🇺🇸 | Chicago (USHL) |
| 141 | New York Islanders | Vladimir Dravecky (D) | 🇨🇿 | Brantford (OHL) |
| 142 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Parker Snell (G) | 🇨🇦 | Edmonton (WHL) |
| 143 | Detroit Red Wings | Beckham Edwards (C) | 🇨🇦 | Sarnia (OHL) |
| 144 | Washington Capitals | Brian McFadden (D) | 🇺🇸 | Thayer Academy (US-HS) |
| 145 | Los Angeles Kings | Vertti Svensk (D) | 🇫🇮 | Saipa (SM-sarja) |
| 146 | Anaheim Ducks | Eric Frossard (D) | 🇨🇦 | Guelph (OHL) |
| 147 | Utah Mammoth | Florent Houle (RW) | 🇨🇦 | Sherbrooke (QMJHL) |
| 148 | Seattle Kraken | Luken Huff (D) | 🇺🇸 | Cedar Rapids (USHL) |
| 149 | New Jersey Devils | Daniil Rusakovich (G) | 🇧🇾 | Dinamo-Shinnik (MHL) |
| 150 | St. Louis Blues | Carter Stevens (RW) | 🇨🇦 | Guelph (OHL) |
| 151 | Ottawa Senators | Harris Pangretitsch (D) | 🇨🇦 | Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) |
| 152 | Colorado Avalanche | Theodore Lechner (D) | 🇺🇸 | Holy Angels (US-HS) |
| 153 | Los Angeles Kings | Giorgos Pantelas (D) | 🇨🇦 | Brandon (WHL) |
| 154 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Cooper Stoller (C) | 🇺🇸 | Sioux Falls (USHL) |
| 155 | Dallas Stars | Ryan Brown (LW) | 🇨🇦 | London (OHL) |
| 156 | Buffalo Sabres | Doman Szongoth (C) | 🇭🇺 | Kookoo (SM-sarja) |
| 157 | Boston Bruins | Jacob Vandeven (D) | 🇨🇦 | Komoka (GOHL) |
| 158 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Cooper Williams (C) | 🇨🇦 | Saskatoon (WHL) |
| 159 | Vegas Golden Knights | Will McLaughlin (D) | 🇨🇦 | Portland (WHL) |
| 160 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Matvei Nikonovich (G) | 🇧🇾 | Togliatti (MHL) |
Sixth Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Nationality | College/Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 161 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Yaroslav Fedoseyev (D) | C | Chelyabinsk (MHL) |
| 162 | New York Rangers | Andre Mondoux (D) | 🇨🇦 | Kingston (OHL) |
| 163 | New York Rangers | Darian Anderson (RW) | 🇺🇸 | Flint (OHL) |
| 164 | Calgary Flames | Bode Laylin (D) | 🇺🇸 | Tri-City (USHL) |
| 165 | Carolina Hurricanes | Zachary Jovanovski (G) | 🇨🇦 | Guelph (OHL) |
| 166 | Seattle Kraken | Ola Palme (D) | 🇸🇪 | Vaxjo (SHL) |
| 167 | Winnipeg Jets | Landon Hafele (C) | 🇺🇸 | Green Bay (USHL) |
| 168 | Florida Panthers | Vilho Vanhatalo (RW) | 🇫🇮 | Tappara (SM-sarja) |
| 169 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Brody Pepoy (RW) | 🇺🇸 | Saginaw (OHL) |
| 170 | Boston Bruins | Roberto Henriquez (G) | 🇸🇰 | Green Bay (USHL) |
| 171 | St. Louis Blues | Lars Steiner (RW) | 🇨🇭 | Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL) |
| 172 | New Jersey Devils | Luke Wilfley (C) | 🇺🇸 | Portland (WHL) |
| 173 | New York Islanders | Artyom Matyuk (C) | 🇷🇺 | Nizhny Novgorod (MHL) |
| 174 | San Jose Sharks | Jake Gustafson (C) | 🇺🇸 | Portland (WHL) |
| 175 | Detroit Red Wings | Luka Arkko (LW) | 🇫🇮 | Pelicans (SM-sarja) |
| 176 | Vancouver Canucks | Lucian Bernat (RW) | 🇸🇰 | Tappara (SM-sarja) |
| 177 | Los Angeles Kings | Alex Kostov (RW) | 🇨🇦 | Flint (OHL) |
| 178 | Anaheim Ducks | Gleb Peshkov (G) | 🇷🇺 | Vladivostok (MHL) |
| 179 | Nashville Predators | Benjamin Cossette-Ayotte (D) | 🇨🇦 | Val-d’Or (QMJHL) |
| 180 | Edmonton Oilers | Caden Harvey (C) | 🇺🇸 | Windsor (OHL) |
| 181 | Florida Panthers | Cole Zurawski (RW) | 🇨🇦 | Owen Sound (OHL) |
| 182 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Anttoni Uronen (C) | 🇫🇮 | HIFK (Liiga) |
| 183 | Ottawa Senators | Alexander Grunin (D) | 🇷🇺 | Novosibirsk (MHL) |
| 184 | Vancouver Canucks | Samuel Eriksson (D) | 🇸🇪 | Farjestad (SHL) |
| 185 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Jonas Woo (D) | 🇨🇦 | Medicine Hat (WHL) |
| 186 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Stepan Shurygin (G) | 🇷🇺 | Saginaw (OHL) |
| 187 | Dallas Stars | Anton Emil Wilde Larsen (G) | 🇩🇰 | Frederikshavn (Superisligaen) |
| 188 | Buffalo Sabres | Dylan Dumont (RW) | 🇨🇦 | Drummondville (QMJHL) |
| 189 | Montreal Canadiens | Parker Trottier (LW) | 🇺🇸 | USA U-18 (NTDP-USHL) |
| 190 | Montreal Canadiens | Wesley Royston (RW) | 🇨🇦 | Owen Sound (OHL) |
| 191 | Vegas Golden Knights | Matthew Minchak (G) | 🇺🇸 | Kingston (OHL) |
| 192 | Anaheim Ducks | Noah Kosick (C) | 🇩🇪 | Seattle (WHL) |
Seventh Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Nationality | College/Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 193 | New York Rangers | Ivan Patrikhayev (D) | 🇷🇺 | CSKA (KHL) |
| 194 | Chicago Blackhawks | Alexander Ivanov (D) | 🇷🇺 | Bars Kazan (VHL) |
| 195 | Colorado Avalanche | Shawn Carrier (LW) | 🇨🇦 | Halifax (QMJHL) |
| 196 | Detroit Red Wings | Myles Brosnan (D) | 🇺🇸 | Dexter School (US-HS) |
| 197 | Dallas Stars | Jasper Kuhta (C) | 🇫🇮 | Ottawa (OHL) |
| 198 | Seattle Kraken | Rylan Singh (D) | 🇨🇦 | Guelph (OHL) |
| 199 | Winnipeg Jets | Alofa Tunoa Ta’amu (D) | 🇺🇸 | Edmonton (WHL) |
| 200 | Chicago Blackhawks | William Sorbrand (C) | 🇸🇪 | Timra (SHL) |
| 201 | San Jose Sharks | Alexander Karmanov (D) | 🇲🇩 | North Bay (OHL) |
| 202 | Nashville Predators | Charlie Puglisi (C) | 🇺🇸 | Winchendon (US-HS) |
| 203 | St. Louis Blues | Colin Fitzgerald (C) | 🇨🇦 | Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) |
| 204 | Seattle Kraken | William Tomko (C) | 🇺🇸 | Sioux City (USHL) |
| 205 | New York Islanders | Robert Cowan (RW) | 🇺🇸 | Western Michigan (NCAA) |
| 206 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Filip Novak (LW) | 🇨🇿 | Sparta (Extraliga) |
| 207 | Vegas Golden Knights | Noel Pakarinen (LW) | 🇫🇮 | K-Espoo (SM-sarja) |
| 208 | Washington Capitals | Logan Stuart (C) | 🇺🇸 | USA U-18 (NTDP-USHL) |
| 209 | Los Angeles Kings | Tobias Krestan (RW) | 🇩🇪 | HV71 (SHL) |
| 210 | Anaheim Ducks | James Rieber (D) | 🇺🇸 | Waterloo (USHL) |
| 211 | Utah Mammoth | Artem Prima (LW) | 🇷🇺 | Minot (NAHL) |
| 212 | Edmonton Oilers | Ryan Cameron (G) | 🇺🇸 | Cedar Rapids (USHL) |
| 213 | Philadelphia Flyers | Max Laatikainen (D) | 🇸🇪 | K-Espoo (SM-sarja) |
| 214 | Colorado Avalanche | Ondrej Ruml (D) | 🇨🇿 | Ottawa (OHL) |
| 215 | Colorado Avalanche | Alexandre Raymond (G) | 🇨🇦 | Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL) |
| 216 | Boston Bruins | Cullen McCrate (D) | 🇺🇸 | Fargo (USHL) |
| 217 | Florida Panthers | Louis-Antoine Denault (G) | 🇨🇦 | Newfoundland (QMJHL) |
| 218 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Max Vilen (D) | 🇸🇪 | Moncton (QMJHL) |
| 219 | Dallas Stars | Mikhail Cherepanov (D) | 🇷🇺 | New Hampshire (NAHL) |
| 220 | Winnipeg Jets | John Parsons (G) | 🇺🇸 | Providence (NCAA) |
| 221 | Montreal Canadiens | Jean-Samuel Daigneault (D) | 🇨🇦 | Muskegon (USHL) |
| 222 | New Jersey Devils | Quinn McKenzie (C) | 🇺🇸 | Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) |
| 223 | Los Angeles Kings | Lucas Ambrosio (D) | 🇨🇦 | Erie (OHL) |
| 224 | Montreal Canadiens | Tyler Deakos (RW) | 🇨🇦 | Waterloo (USHL) |
Transactions
- St. Louis Blues acquire Brandon Carlo from the Toronto Maple Leafs for two 2026 third-round picks, per Elliotte Friedman
- New York Rangers acquire Massimo Rizzo and a 2026 fifth-round pick from the Nashville Predators for Adam Edstrom, per PuckPedia
- San Jose Sharks sign Zach Ostapchuk to a four-year contract with a $2.35 million AAV, per PuckPedia
- Boston Bruins acquire Ivan Ivan from the Colorado Avalanche for Fabian Lysell, per PuckPedia
- Carolina Hurricanes acquire UFA rights to John Carlson from the Anaheim Ducks for Kyle Masters and a 2026 sixth-round pick, per PuckPedia
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