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Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres

NHLJanuary 31, 2026KeyBank Center

CanadiensMontrealMTLWon31-17-7

Canadiens 4, Sabres 2

Final
SabresBuffaloBUF31-18-5
Score by period
Team123T
MTL1034
BUF0202

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

1st

  1. 0:00Start of 1st Period
  2. 0:00Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  3. 0:08Kirby Dach hit Mattias Samuelsson
  4. 0:26Kaiden Guhle hit Zach Benson
  5. 0:57Jack Quinn shot blocked by Lane Hutson
  6. 1:09Bowen Byram shot blocked by Noah Dobson
  7. 1:35Josh Doan hit Jake Evans
  8. 1:45Giveaway by Konsta Helenius
  9. 1:55Peyton Krebs hit Zachary Bolduc
  10. 1:57Giveaway by Josh Doan
  11. 2:17Beck Malenstyn Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  12. 2:21Net Dislodged by Goaltender
  13. 2:21Tage Thompson faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  14. 2:24Alex Tuch Tip-In Wide Right
  15. 2:51Giveaway by Alex Tuch
  16. 3:02Mike Matheson Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  17. 3:17Brendan Gallagher hit Owen Power
  18. 3:33Icing
  19. 3:33Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  20. 3:36Jason Zucker Tip-In saved by Jakub Dobes
  21. 3:44Jason Zucker Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  22. 4:30Giveaway by Oliver Kapanen
  23. 5:12Beck Malenstyn hit Alexandre Carrier
  24. 5:20Phillip Danault hit Zach Metsa
  25. 5:21Beck Malenstyn hit Alexandre Carrier
  26. 5:32Josh Anderson hit Mattias Samuelsson
  27. 5:47Owen Power Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  28. 5:47Arber Xhekaj hit Peyton Krebs
  29. 5:50Goalie Stopped
  30. 5:50Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  31. 6:02Tage Thompson Snap Shot Wide Left
  32. 6:18Alex Tuch Tip-In Short
  33. 6:26Giveaway by Alex Tuch
  34. 6:32Zachary Bolduc hit Rasmus Dahlin
  35. 6:40Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
  36. 7:11Puck in Benches
  37. 7:11Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  38. 7:30Juraj Slafkovský Tip-In saved by Alex Lyon
  39. 7:32Goalie Stopped
  40. 7:32Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  41. 7:54Mattias Samuelsson hit Juraj Slafkovský
  42. 7:57Oliver Kapanen Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  43. 8:18Puck in Crowd
  44. 8:18Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
  45. 8:57Cole Caufield hit Bowen Byram
  46. 9:10Kirby Dach Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  47. 9:18Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  48. 9:47Josh Anderson shot blocked by Phillip Danault
  49. 9:55Josh Anderson shot blocked by Brendan Gallagher
  50. 9:58Phillip Danault Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  51. 10:00Tage Thompson Interference against Phillip Danault
  52. 10:00Juraj Slafkovský faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  53. 10:16Ivan Demidov Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  54. 10:24Hand Pass
  55. 10:24Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
  56. 10:47Mattias Samuelsson hit Nick Suzuki
  57. 10:50Takeaway by Lane Hutson
  58. 11:20Juraj Slafkovský Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (45), Cole Caufield (25)
  59. 11:20Noah Ostlund faceoff won against Joseph Veleno
  60. 11:36Josh Doan hit Noah Dobson
  61. 11:41Icing
  62. 11:41Tage Thompson faceoff won against Joseph Veleno
  63. 11:44Tage Thompson shot blocked by Joseph Veleno
  64. 11:45Zach Benson shot blocked by Mike Matheson
  65. 11:47Zach Benson Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  66. 11:48Goalie Stopped
  67. 11:48Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  68. 11:53Giveaway by Mike Matheson
  69. 12:03Jack Quinn Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  70. 12:05Cole Caufield hit Jack Quinn
  71. 12:06Goalie Stopped
  72. 12:06Phillip Danault faceoff won against Alex Tuch
  73. 12:14Brendan Gallagher hit Rasmus Dahlin
  74. 12:22Josh Anderson hit Rasmus Dahlin
  75. 12:24Kaiden Guhle hit Tage Thompson
  76. 13:17Juraj Slafkovský hit Peyton Krebs
  77. 13:20Off-side
  78. 13:20Konsta Helenius faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  79. 13:39Bowen Byram shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
  80. 13:39Arber Xhekaj hit Bowen Byram
  81. 13:50Josh Doan hit Juraj Slafkovský
  82. 14:27Zachary Bolduc Tip-In Wide Right
  83. 15:08Mike Matheson Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  84. 15:13Giveaway by Kaiden Guhle
  85. 15:23Jack Quinn Slap Shot Wide Left
  86. 15:44Kirby Dach shot blocked by Josh Anderson
  87. 15:44Tage Thompson hit Kirby Dach
  88. 15:53Brendan Gallagher hit Tage Thompson
  89. 15:59Icing
  90. 15:59Phillip Danault faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  91. 16:04Brendan Gallagher shot blocked by Michael Kesselring
  92. 16:53Juraj Slafkovský Backhand saved by Alex Lyon
  93. 17:07Rasmus Dahlin hit Oliver Kapanen
  94. 17:24Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  95. 17:34Takeaway by Mattias Samuelsson
  96. 17:34Beck Malenstyn hit Oliver Kapanen
  97. 17:36Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  98. 17:38Josh Doan Deflected saved by Jakub Dobes
  99. 17:41Josh Doan hit Oliver Kapanen
  100. 17:49Noah Ostlund shot blocked by Konsta Helenius
  101. 17:56Mattias Samuelsson Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  102. 18:04Konsta Helenius Snap Shot Short
  103. 18:30Konsta Helenius hit Mike Matheson
  104. 18:39Noah Dobson hit Konsta Helenius
  105. 19:00Cole Caufield Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  106. 19:05Takeaway by Bowen Byram
  107. 19:06Bowen Byram Tripping against Nick Suzuki
  108. 19:06TV Timeout
  109. 19:06Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  110. 19:30Ivan Demidov Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  111. 19:33Goalie Stopped
  112. 19:33Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Beck Malenstyn
  113. 19:43Ivan Demidov Snap Shot High and Wide Right
  114. 19:47Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  115. 19:57Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
  116. 20:00End of 1st Period

2nd

  1. 0:00Start of 2nd Period
  2. 0:00Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  3. 0:19Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Owen Power
  4. 0:30Takeaway by Juraj Slafkovský
  5. 0:37Mattias Samuelsson hit Ivan Demidov
  6. 0:58Lane Hutson Tripping against Ryan McLeod
  7. 0:58Phillip Danault faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  8. 1:38Josh Doan shot blocked by Mike Matheson
  9. 2:21Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  10. 2:23Goalie Stopped
  11. 2:23Jake Evans faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  12. 2:46Ryan McLeod Hooking against Kaiden Guhle
  13. 2:46Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  14. 2:58Off-side
  15. 2:58Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  16. 3:16Takeaway by Alex Tuch
  17. 3:40Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  18. 3:42Goalie Stopped
  19. 3:42Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  20. 4:20Noah Dobson shot blocked by Brendan Gallagher
  21. 4:27Oliver Kapanen shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  22. 4:29Puck in Netting
  23. 4:29Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  24. 5:03Takeaway by Nick Suzuki
  25. 5:09Cole Caufield Snap Shot Failed Bank Attempt
  26. 5:26Puck Frozen - Goalie
  27. 5:26Tage Thompson faceoff won against Jake Evans
  28. 5:46Kaiden Guhle Wrist Shot Wide Left
  29. 5:59Hand Pass
  30. 5:59Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Konsta Helenius
  31. 6:21Noah Ostlund shot blocked by Oliver Kapanen
  32. 6:22Puck in Netting
  33. 6:22Jake Evans faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  34. 6:29Hand Pass
  35. 6:29Tage Thompson faceoff won against Jake Evans
  36. 6:38Giveaway by Zachary Bolduc
  37. 7:05Takeaway by Alex Tuch
  38. 7:06Alex Tuch shot blocked by Mike Matheson
  39. 7:10Joseph Veleno hit Zach Metsa
  40. 7:11Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  41. 7:36Owen Power Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (28), Rasmus Dahlin (33)
  42. 7:36Phillip Danault faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  43. 8:07Brendan Gallagher hit Rasmus Dahlin
  44. 8:10Josh Anderson hit Mattias Samuelsson
  45. 8:17Rasmus Dahlin hit Brendan Gallagher
  46. 8:25Takeaway by Lane Hutson
  47. 8:33Kirby Dach hit Mattias Samuelsson
  48. 8:43Giveaway by Kaiden Guhle
  49. 8:46Arber Xhekaj hit Konsta Helenius
  50. 8:49Konsta Helenius Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  51. 9:10Michael Kesselring shot blocked by Nick Suzuki
  52. 9:13Josh Doan Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  53. 9:14Josh Doan Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  54. 9:16Goalie Stopped
  55. 9:16Jake Evans faceoff won against Alex Tuch
  56. 9:25Zach Benson hit Zachary Bolduc
  57. 9:30Noah Dobson Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  58. 9:32Joseph Veleno shot blocked by Owen Power
  59. 9:44Tage Thompson shot blocked by Noah Dobson
  60. 9:46Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Wide Right
  61. 10:20Puck Frozen - Goalie
  62. 10:20Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  63. 10:24Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
  64. 10:51Jack Quinn Slap Shot Hit Left Post
  65. 11:00Icing
  66. 11:00Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  67. 11:11Oliver Kapanen Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  68. 11:19Owen Power Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  69. 11:22Brendan Gallagher hit Tyson Kozak
  70. 12:08Josh Doan Tip-In Above Crossbar
  71. 12:10Puck in Netting
  72. 12:10Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Konsta Helenius
  73. 12:20Noah Dobson Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  74. 12:23Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  75. 12:36Cole Caufield hit Noah Ostlund
  76. 12:53Josh Doan shot blocked by Cole Caufield
  77. 13:28Jake Evans Tip-In saved by Alex Lyon
  78. 13:46Giveaway by Zach Benson
  79. 13:48Mattias Samuelsson hit Jake Evans
  80. 14:14Jason Zucker Wrap-around saved by Jakub Dobes
  81. 14:21Noah Dobson High-sticking against Jason Zucker
  82. 14:21TV Timeout
  83. 14:21Phillip Danault faceoff won against Jason Zucker
  84. 14:24Giveaway by Alexandre Carrier
  85. 14:33Alexandre Carrier hit Jason Zucker
  86. 15:03Giveaway by Jake Evans
  87. 15:30Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  88. 15:48Takeaway by Josh Anderson
  89. 16:54Ryan McLeod Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  90. 16:58Lane Hutson High-sticking against Alex Tuch
  91. 16:58Phillip Danault faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  92. 17:37Josh Doan Wrist Shot Wide Right
  93. 17:47Giveaway by Josh Doan
  94. 17:51Nick Suzuki Backhand saved by Alex Lyon
  95. 18:33Noah Ostlund shot blocked by Oliver Kapanen
  96. 18:35Puck in Netting
  97. 18:35Phillip Danault faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  98. 18:53Ryan McLeod Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  99. 18:58Noah Ostlund Goal (10) Slap Shot, assists: Alex Tuch (25), Bowen Byram (17)
  100. 18:58Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  101. 19:11Lane Hutson Slap Shot Above Crossbar
  102. 19:20Tyson Kozak hit Noah Dobson
  103. 19:40Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  104. 19:45Giveaway by Beck Malenstyn
  105. 19:55Giveaway by Noah Dobson
  106. 19:57Juraj Slafkovský hit Peyton Krebs
  107. 20:00End of 2nd Period

3rd

  1. 0:00Start of 3rd Period
  2. 0:00Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  3. 0:25Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  4. 0:27Goalie Stopped
  5. 0:27Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  6. 0:37Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
  7. 0:40Lane Hutson Backhand saved by Alex Lyon
  8. 0:41Ivan Demidov Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  9. 0:43Lane Hutson Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  10. 0:44Goalie Stopped
  11. 0:44Juraj Slafkovský faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  12. 0:55Noah Dobson Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  13. 1:05Ivan Demidov Wrist Shot Wide Right
  14. 1:11Noah Dobson shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
  15. 1:14Ivan Demidov Backhand Failed Bank Attempt
  16. 1:18Oliver Kapanen hit Beck Malenstyn
  17. 1:57Konsta Helenius Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  18. 2:06Giveaway by Phillip Danault
  19. 2:10Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot High and Wide Right
  20. 2:59Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  21. 3:00Alex Tuch Backhand Failed Bank Attempt
  22. 3:23Cole Caufield Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  23. 3:38Icing
  24. 3:38Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  25. 4:14Cole Caufield Goal (31) Tip-In, assists: Noah Dobson (24), Lane Hutson (47)
  26. 4:14Noah Ostlund faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  27. 4:19Mattias Samuelsson hit Ivan Demidov
  28. 4:54Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovský
  29. 4:55Giveaway by Noah Ostlund
  30. 5:35Alex Tuch shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
  31. 5:36Puck in Netting
  32. 5:36Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  33. 5:38Jason Zucker hit Kaiden Guhle
  34. 5:42Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
  35. 5:57Joseph Veleno hit Bowen Byram
  36. 5:58Giveaway by Bowen Byram
  37. 6:03Noah Dobson hit Bowen Byram
  38. 6:16Zachary Bolduc Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  39. 7:17Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  40. 7:44Tage Thompson Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  41. 7:48On-Ice Official
  42. 7:48TV Timeout
  43. 7:48Jake Evans faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
  44. 8:00Konsta Helenius Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  45. 8:01Goalie Stopped
  46. 8:01Phillip Danault faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  47. 8:30Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  48. 8:33Giveaway by Josh Anderson
  49. 8:50Off-side
  50. 8:50Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  51. 10:13Cole Caufield Goal (32) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (46), Kirby Dach (4)
  52. 10:13Jake Evans faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  53. 10:26Alex Tuch hit Joseph Veleno
  54. 10:52Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  55. 10:59Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  56. 11:13Owen Power Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  57. 11:31Bowen Byram shot blocked by Phillip Danault
  58. 11:33Jason Zucker Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  59. 11:36Bowen Byram Slap Shot Wide Right
  60. 11:39Injury - Player
  61. 11:39TV Timeout
  62. 11:39Jake Evans faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  63. 11:49Giveaway by Jake Evans
  64. 11:57Icing
  65. 11:57Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  66. 12:08Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
  67. 12:14Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  68. 12:16Rasmus Dahlin hit Juraj Slafkovský
  69. 12:17Juraj Slafkovský Batted saved by Alex Lyon
  70. 12:33Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  71. 13:01Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Kirby Dach
  72. 13:20Noah Dobson Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  73. 13:22Goalie Stopped
  74. 13:22Phillip Danault faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  75. 13:23Alexandre Carrier Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  76. 13:59Owen Power Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  77. 14:00Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot Wide Left
  78. 14:09Owen Power Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  79. 14:25Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
  80. 14:43Jason Zucker shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
  81. 14:46Mattias Samuelsson hit Noah Dobson
  82. 14:50Mattias Samuelsson Backhand saved by Jakub Dobes
  83. 14:51Jack Quinn Backhand saved by Jakub Dobes
  84. 14:52Jack Quinn Backhand Wide Left
  85. 14:55Jason Zucker hit Kaiden Guhle
  86. 15:43Bowen Byram Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  87. 16:02Giveaway by Kirby Dach
  88. 16:19Tage Thompson shot blocked by Mike Matheson
  89. 16:21Bowen Byram Backhand Wide Right
  90. 16:24Kirby Dach Holding against Bowen Byram
  91. 16:24TV Timeout
  92. 16:24Tage Thompson faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  93. 16:34Jack Quinn Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  94. 17:13Tage Thompson Snap Shot Off Crossbar
  95. 17:23Tage Thompson Slap Shot Wide Right
  96. 17:26Net Dislodged by Goaltender
  97. 17:26Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  98. 18:05Tage Thompson shot blocked by Jake Evans
  99. 18:07Puck in Netting
  100. 18:07Phillip Danault faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  101. 18:28Zach Benson Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  102. 19:03Kaiden Guhle hit Owen Power
  103. 19:12Oliver Kapanen Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Noah Dobson (25)
  104. 19:12Jake Evans faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  105. 19:22Icing
  106. 19:22Phillip Danault faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  107. 19:39Mike Matheson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  108. 19:45Icing
  109. 19:45Jake Evans faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  110. 19:47Jason Zucker Deflected Wide Right
  111. 19:54Juraj Slafkovský Wrist Shot Wide Right
  112. 19:58Icing
  113. 19:58Jake Evans faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  114. 20:00End of 3rd Period
  115. 20:00Game End

1st

  1. 11:20MTL 1, BUF 0Juraj Slafkovský Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (45), Cole Caufield (25)

2nd

  1. 7:36MTL 1, BUF 1Owen Power Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (28), Rasmus Dahlin (33)
  2. 18:58MTL 1, BUF 2Noah Ostlund Goal (10) Slap Shot, assists: Alex Tuch (25), Bowen Byram (17)

3rd

  1. 4:14MTL 2, BUF 2Cole Caufield Goal (31) Tip-In, assists: Noah Dobson (24), Lane Hutson (47)
  2. 10:13MTL 3, BUF 2Cole Caufield Goal (32) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (46), Kirby Dach (4)
  3. 19:12MTL 4, BUF 2Oliver Kapanen Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Noah Dobson (25)

Game leaders

CanadiensMontreal

SabresBuffalo

Box score

ForwardsGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOIFO%SFLFWGVPNSMTKSHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Cole Caufield RW212031015:390.05000010203211:324:070:00
Juraj Slafkovsky LW101020017:26100.07021011192113:303:560:00
Oliver Kapanen C101012017:2866.72481010211813:490:472:52
Brendan Gallagher RW000050010:180.000000001469:310:470:00
Ivan Demidov RW000000016:490.03000030191212:533:560:00
Jake Evans C00-1001016:3381.8129200022712:280:004:05
Joe Veleno C00-1021010:3350.0022000012210:330:000:00
Josh Anderson RW000030012:110.00001001161210:060:002:05
Kirby Dach C012021212:290.0100110017711:420:470:00
Nick Suzuki C023001018:5257.12680001231813:084:131:31
Phillip Danault C000011018:1378.61311100022313:120:174:44
Zack Bolduc RW00-1010010:100.0000102012109:230:470:00
DefenseGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOISFLFWGVPNSMTKFO%SHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Alexandre Carrier D00-1011020:2810010000.021615:360:004:52
Arber Xhekaj D00003007:0900000000.01117:090:000:00
Kaiden Guhle D002034019:2900020100.023116:250:003:04
Lane Hutson D011001420:1020002120.0211015:463:560:28
Mike Matheson D00-1004027:3320010100.026521:160:235:54
Noah Dobson D023022220:3240011000.0241018:231:041:05
GoaliesSAGASVSV%TOIPIMSOSESSVPPSVSHSVSOSAYTDG
Jakub Dobes G38236.94759:5800324000

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