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Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Postseason

Postseason

NHLMay 1, 2026TD Garden

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Sabres 4, Bruins 1

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Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

1st

  1. 0:00Start of 1st Period
  2. 0:00Pavel Zacha faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  3. 0:10Goalie Stopped
  4. 0:10Alex Tuch faceoff won against Pavel Zacha
  5. 0:25David Pastrnak shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  6. 0:29Marat Khusnutdinov hit Alex Tuch
  7. 0:33Giveaway by David Pastrnak
  8. 0:33Rasmus Dahlin hit David Pastrnak
  9. 0:53Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt
  10. 1:29Morgan Geekie hit Bowen Byram
  11. 1:31Elias Lindholm hit Bowen Byram
  12. 1:47Alex Steeves hit Ryan McLeod
  13. 1:53Jason Zucker Wrist Shot Wide Left
  14. 2:10Off-side
  15. 2:10Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
  16. 2:19Giveaway by Jordan Greenway
  17. 2:33Tanner Jeannot hit Michael Kesselring
  18. 2:52Jordan Greenway hit Charlie McAvoy
  19. 2:53Off-side
  20. 2:53Pavel Zacha faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  21. 3:25Alex Tuch Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (2), Tage Thompson (4)
  22. 3:25Josh Norris faceoff won against Fraser Minten
  23. 3:36Zach Benson hit Alex Steeves
  24. 3:50High Stick
  25. 3:50Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  26. 4:05Casey Mittelstadt hit Owen Power
  27. 4:08Morgan Geekie hit Bowen Byram
  28. 4:09Puck in Crowd
  29. 4:09Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Mark Kastelic
  30. 4:28Beck Malenstyn hit Andrew Peeke
  31. 4:41Giveaway by Mark Kastelic
  32. 4:46Beck Malenstyn Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  33. 4:49Goalie Stopped
  34. 4:49Tage Thompson faceoff won against Pavel Zacha
  35. 4:52Conor Timmins Wrist Shot Wide Right
  36. 4:53Marat Khusnutdinov hit Conor Timmins
  37. 4:54Goalie Stopped
  38. 4:54Tage Thompson faceoff won against Marat Khusnutdinov
  39. 5:03Alex Tuch hit Charlie McAvoy
  40. 5:13Marat Khusnutdinov hit Mattias Samuelsson
  41. 5:25Pavel Zacha Tip-In Wide Right
  42. 5:38David Pastrnak shot blocked by Conor Timmins
  43. 5:43Henri Jokiharju shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  44. 5:58Josh Norris hit Henri Jokiharju
  45. 6:27Giveaway by Tage Thompson
  46. 6:29Hampus Lindholm Cross-checking against Zach Benson
  47. 6:29TV Timeout
  48. 6:29Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Josh Norris
  49. 6:31Giveaway by Charlie McAvoy
  50. 7:07Josh Norris Slap Shot Wide Left
  51. 7:16Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  52. 7:17Goalie Stopped
  53. 7:17Josh Norris faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
  54. 7:26Giveaway by Josh Norris
  55. 7:27Jonathan Aspirot Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  56. 7:49Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  57. 8:20Josh Doan Deflected saved by Jeremy Swayman
  58. 8:21Josh Doan Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  59. 8:27Marat Khusnutdinov hit Zach Benson
  60. 8:31Hand Pass
  61. 8:31Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Pavel Zacha
  62. 8:44Owen Power shot blocked by Casey Mittelstadt
  63. 8:46Puck in Crowd
  64. 8:46Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Pavel Zacha
  65. 8:55David Pastrnak hit Owen Power
  66. 10:01Fraser Minten hit Conor Timmins
  67. 10:10Takeaway by Morgan Geekie
  68. 10:17Casey Mittelstadt Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  69. 10:18Casey Mittelstadt Backhand Wide Right
  70. 11:00Giveaway by Zach Benson
  71. 11:04Josh Doan hit Mark Kastelic
  72. 11:21Jason Zucker shot blocked by Hampus Lindholm
  73. 11:26Giveaway by Sean Kuraly
  74. 11:31Giveaway by Jack Quinn
  75. 11:36Marat Khusnutdinov Wrist Shot Wide Left
  76. 11:40Hampus Lindholm shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  77. 12:09Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  78. 12:26Mattias Samuelsson Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Peyton Krebs (4), Tage Thompson (5)
  79. 12:26Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
  80. 12:46Morgan Geekie Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  81. 13:01Hampus Lindholm shot blocked by Tyson Kozak
  82. 13:03Puck in Netting
  83. 13:03Josh Norris faceoff won against Fraser Minten
  84. 13:14Off-side
  85. 13:14Pavel Zacha faceoff won against Josh Norris
  86. 13:31Jonathan Aspirot Tripping against Zach Benson
  87. 13:31Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Josh Norris
  88. 13:54Sean Kuraly shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  89. 14:26Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  90. 14:28Goalie Stopped
  91. 14:28Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Fraser Minten
  92. 14:40Josh Doan Wrist Shot Wide Right
  93. 14:51Bowen Byram Snap Shot Wide Left
  94. 15:10Jack Quinn shot blocked by Andrew Peeke
  95. 15:13Goalie Stopped
  96. 15:13Pavel Zacha faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  97. 15:15Charlie McAvoy Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  98. 16:05Giveaway by Charlie McAvoy
  99. 16:08Peyton Krebs Tip-In Wide Right
  100. 16:35David Pastrnak Snap Shot Short
  101. 16:38Morgan Geekie hit Mattias Samuelsson
  102. 16:42Elias Lindholm Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  103. 16:50Nikita Zadorov shot blocked by Tyson Kozak
  104. 17:02Henri Jokiharju Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  105. 17:07Fraser Minten hit Mattias Samuelsson
  106. 17:14Josh Doan Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  107. 17:16Goalie Stopped
  108. 17:16Fraser Minten faceoff won against Josh Norris
  109. 17:24Giveaway by Andrew Peeke
  110. 17:46Conor Timmins shot blocked by Andrew Peeke
  111. 17:59Josh Doan Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  112. 18:05Mattias Samuelsson Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  113. 18:07Goalie Stopped
  114. 18:07Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Morgan Geekie
  115. 18:08Bowen Byram shot blocked by Morgan Geekie
  116. 18:20Jason Zucker Tip-In Wide Left
  117. 19:05Icing
  118. 19:05Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Pavel Zacha
  119. 19:23Giveaway by Nikita Zadorov
  120. 19:41Pavel Zacha Wrist Shot Wide Left
  121. 19:54Alex Tuch hit Charlie McAvoy
  122. 20:00End of 1st Period

2nd

  1. 0:00Start of 2nd Period
  2. 0:00Fraser Minten faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  3. 0:09Giveaway by Michael Eyssimont
  4. 0:10Michael Eyssimont hit Rasmus Dahlin
  5. 0:17Icing
  6. 0:17Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
  7. 0:37Morgan Geekie shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  8. 0:39Elias Lindholm Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  9. 1:16Josh Norris hit Morgan Geekie
  10. 1:43Henri Jokiharju Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  11. 1:50Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
  12. 1:54David Pastrnak Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Pavel Zacha (2), Hampus Lindholm (2)
  13. 1:54Mark Kastelic faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
  14. 2:04Giveaway by Jordan Greenway
  15. 2:06Sean Kuraly shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  16. 3:15Owen Power shot blocked by Tage Thompson
  17. 3:33Takeaway by Josh Doan
  18. 3:42Josh Doan hit Jonathan Aspirot
  19. 3:53Elias Lindholm hit Conor Timmins
  20. 4:16Mattias Samuelsson hit Casey Mittelstadt
  21. 4:19Morgan Geekie hit Josh Norris
  22. 4:34Icing
  23. 4:34Pavel Zacha faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  24. 4:47Icing
  25. 4:47Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Pavel Zacha
  26. 4:50Hand Pass
  27. 4:50Fraser Minten faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  28. 5:02Michael Eyssimont hit Conor Timmins
  29. 5:07Charlie McAvoy hit Peyton Krebs
  30. 5:10Tage Thompson hit Fraser Minten
  31. 5:14Puck Frozen - Goalie
  32. 5:14Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
  33. 5:16Ryan McLeod Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  34. 5:18Goalie Stopped
  35. 5:18Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  36. 5:35Mark Kastelic hit Jack Quinn
  37. 6:29Tanner Jeannot Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  38. 6:46Charlie McAvoy Wrist Shot Wide Right
  39. 6:53Casey Mittelstadt hit Owen Power
  40. 7:01Elias Lindholm hit Josh Norris
  41. 7:04Morgan Geekie Interference against Zach Benson
  42. 7:04TV Timeout
  43. 7:04Alex Tuch faceoff won against Fraser Minten
  44. 7:08Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  45. 7:32Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  46. 7:41Tage Thompson Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  47. 8:02High Stick
  48. 8:02Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  49. 9:06Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  50. 9:11Charlie McAvoy hit Jordan Greenway
  51. 9:14Morgan Geekie Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  52. 9:22Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  53. 9:29Beck Malenstyn hit Hampus Lindholm
  54. 10:02Mattias Samuelsson hit Fraser Minten
  55. 10:17Conor Timmins hit Michael Eyssimont
  56. 10:24Alex Steeves Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  57. 10:26Michael Eyssimont Deflected saved by Alex Lyon
  58. 10:39Alex Steeves shot blocked by Tage Thompson
  59. 11:07Bowen Byram Backhand saved by Jeremy Swayman
  60. 11:10Josh Norris hit Alex Steeves
  61. 11:26Owen Power Wrist Shot Wide Left
  62. 11:33Takeaway by Josh Doan
  63. 12:04Giveaway by Jason Zucker
  64. 12:10Casey Mittelstadt hit Jack Quinn
  65. 12:26Jason Zucker hit Henri Jokiharju
  66. 12:54Jordan Greenway hit Jonathan Aspirot
  67. 13:21Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
  68. 13:26Mark Kastelic Wrist Shot Wide Right
  69. 13:39Tanner Jeannot hit Mattias Samuelsson
  70. 13:44Giveaway by Sean Kuraly
  71. 13:52Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Wide Left
  72. 14:03Takeaway by Mark Kastelic
  73. 14:14Josh Norris Wrist Shot Short
  74. 14:31Hampus Lindholm hit Rasmus Dahlin
  75. 14:34Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju
  76. 14:34Josh Norris hit Henri Jokiharju
  77. 14:35Josh Doan shot blocked by Henri Jokiharju
  78. 14:42Alex Steeves shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  79. 14:55Zach Benson Tip-In Wide Right
  80. 15:18Fraser Minten hit Jack Quinn
  81. 16:10Beck Malenstyn hit Charlie McAvoy
  82. 16:42Peyton Krebs hit Marat Khusnutdinov
  83. 17:13Josh Doan Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  84. 17:15Puck in Netting
  85. 17:15Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Jason Zucker
  86. 17:22Giveaway by Morgan Geekie
  87. 17:28Morgan Geekie Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  88. 18:13Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  89. 18:16Michael Eyssimont hit Conor Timmins
  90. 18:29Giveaway by Conor Timmins
  91. 18:46Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  92. 18:47Goalie Stopped
  93. 18:47Pavel Zacha faceoff won against Josh Norris
  94. 18:54Pavel Zacha shot blocked by Zach Benson
  95. 19:03Marat Khusnutdinov hit Mattias Samuelsson
  96. 19:28Off-side
  97. 19:28Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
  98. 19:42Beck Malenstyn hit Hampus Lindholm
  99. 19:54Icing
  100. 19:54Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Pavel Zacha
  101. 19:56Hampus Lindholm shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  102. 20:00End of 2nd Period

3rd

  1. 0:00Start of 3rd Period
  2. 0:00Tage Thompson faceoff won against Fraser Minten
  3. 0:11Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Nikita Zadorov
  4. 0:13Tage Thompson shot blocked by Andrew Peeke
  5. 0:46Giveaway by Bowen Byram
  6. 1:00Elias Lindholm Tip-In Wide Right
  7. 1:52Pavel Zacha Wrist Shot Wide Right
  8. 2:00David Pastrnak Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  9. 2:03Hampus Lindholm hit Jason Zucker
  10. 2:06Takeaway by Pavel Zacha
  11. 2:45Beck Malenstyn hit Nikita Zadorov
  12. 2:49Off-side
  13. 2:49Tage Thompson faceoff won against Michael Eyssimont
  14. 2:50Alex Steeves Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  15. 2:53Goalie Stopped
  16. 2:53Fraser Minten faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  17. 3:05Alex Steeves hit Tage Thompson
  18. 3:31Josh Norris Tip-In saved by Jeremy Swayman
  19. 3:32Goalie Stopped
  20. 3:32Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Josh Norris
  21. 3:40Icing
  22. 3:40Josh Norris faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
  23. 3:48Andrew Peeke Backhand saved by Alex Lyon
  24. 3:56Morgan Geekie Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  25. 3:58Goalie Stopped
  26. 3:58Pavel Zacha faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  27. 4:01David Pastrnak Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  28. 4:05Giveaway by Jason Zucker
  29. 4:06Giveaway by Hampus Lindholm
  30. 4:10Giveaway by Bowen Byram
  31. 4:12David Pastrnak Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  32. 4:20Pavel Zacha shot blocked by Jason Zucker
  33. 4:25Pavel Zacha Wrist Shot Wide Left
  34. 4:29Charlie McAvoy hit Owen Power
  35. 4:33Icing
  36. 4:33Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
  37. 4:49Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  38. 5:01Casey Mittelstadt shot blocked by Elias Lindholm
  39. 5:06Morgan Geekie hit Mattias Samuelsson
  40. 5:25Tage Thompson hit Fraser Minten
  41. 5:46Michael Eyssimont Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  42. 5:49Goalie Stopped
  43. 5:49Pavel Zacha faceoff won against Zach Benson
  44. 5:57Charlie McAvoy hit Josh Doan
  45. 5:58Zach Benson Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Josh Doan (2)
  46. 5:58Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
  47. 6:12Icing
  48. 6:12Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
  49. 6:15Elias Lindholm Tip-In Wide Right
  50. 6:28Tyson Kozak hit Morgan Geekie
  51. 7:04Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Hampus Lindholm
  52. 7:35Giveaway by Peyton Krebs
  53. 7:49Giveaway by Tage Thompson
  54. 7:57David Pastrnak Wrist Shot Wide Left
  55. 8:23Nikita Zadorov hit Josh Doan
  56. 8:32Morgan Geekie hit Rasmus Dahlin
  57. 8:33Elias Lindholm hit Owen Power
  58. 8:43Josh Doan hit Casey Mittelstadt
  59. 9:10Fraser Minten Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  60. 9:12Goalie Stopped
  61. 9:12Pavel Zacha faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  62. 9:15Pavel Zacha Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  63. 10:02Casey Mittelstadt shot blocked by Jason Zucker
  64. 10:13Jason Zucker Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  65. 10:36Josh Norris hit Nikita Zadorov
  66. 10:43Marat Khusnutdinov Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  67. 10:45Goalie Stopped
  68. 10:45Tage Thompson faceoff won against Pavel Zacha
  69. 10:53Icing
  70. 10:53Pavel Zacha faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  71. 10:54Charlie McAvoy Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  72. 11:00Jonathan Aspirot shot blocked by Peyton Krebs
  73. 11:10Icing
  74. 11:10Pavel Zacha faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  75. 12:01Alex Steeves hit Conor Timmins
  76. 12:04Michael Eyssimont hit Beck Malenstyn
  77. 12:22Rasmus Dahlin Backhand saved by Jeremy Swayman
  78. 12:24Goalie Stopped
  79. 12:24Josh Norris faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
  80. 13:10Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  81. 13:14Charlie McAvoy hit Peyton Krebs
  82. 13:18Tage Thompson Deflected saved by Jeremy Swayman
  83. 13:49Giveaway by David Pastrnak
  84. 14:03Henri Jokiharju hit Jack Quinn
  85. 15:51Puck Frozen - Goalie
  86. 15:51Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Pavel Zacha
  87. 16:36Charlie McAvoy hit Rasmus Dahlin
  88. 16:40Josh Norris Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (3), Zach Benson (1)
  89. 16:40Fraser Minten faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
  90. 16:46Giveaway by Beck Malenstyn
  91. 16:54Fraser Minten hit Conor Timmins
  92. 17:08Puck in Benches
  93. 17:08Pavel Zacha faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  94. 17:14David Pastrnak Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  95. 17:17Goalie Stopped
  96. 17:17Pavel Zacha faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  97. 17:25Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Left
  98. 17:29Icing
  99. 17:29Pavel Zacha faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  100. 17:32David Pastrnak Wrist Shot Wide Left
  101. 17:55David Pastrnak shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  102. 18:00Morgan Geekie shot blocked by Peyton Krebs
  103. 18:03Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  104. 18:08Icing
  105. 18:08Fraser Minten faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  106. 18:18Giveaway by Peyton Krebs
  107. 18:19Fraser Minten shot blocked by Peyton Krebs
  108. 18:22Puck in Netting
  109. 18:22Josh Norris faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
  110. 18:25Conor Timmins Wrist Shot Wide Right
  111. 18:29Icing
  112. 18:29Zach Benson Tripping against Charlie McAvoy
  113. 18:29Charlie McAvoy Slashing against Zach Benson
  114. 18:29Charlie McAvoy Game Misconduct
  115. 18:29Tanner Jeannot faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  116. 19:33Giveaway by Andrew Peeke
  117. 20:00End of 3rd Period
  118. 20:00Game End

1st

  1. 3:25BUF 1, BOS 0Alex Tuch Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (2), Tage Thompson (4)
  2. 12:26BUF 2, BOS 0Mattias Samuelsson Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Peyton Krebs (4), Tage Thompson (5)

2nd

  1. 1:54BUF 2, BOS 1David Pastrnak Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Pavel Zacha (2), Hampus Lindholm (2)

3rd

  1. 5:58BUF 3, BOS 1Zach Benson Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Josh Doan (2)
  2. 16:40BUF 4, BOS 1Josh Norris Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (3), Zach Benson (1)

Game leaders

SabresBuffalo

BruinsBoston

Box score

ForwardsGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOIFO%SFLFWGVPNSMTKSHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Alex Tuch RW102022020:36100.0202001026417:193:170:00
Josh Norris C102050016:4550.0266102023114:042:410:00
Zach Benson LW112011216:470.0110111025214:352:120:00
Beck Malenstyn LW000050010:360.0100100018110:320:040:00
Jack Quinn RW00-1000013:520.0000100021011:232:290:00
Jason Zucker LW00-1012015:250.0110202021010:354:500:00
Jordan Greenway LW000020010:580.0000200018010:480:100:00
Josh Doan RW012030015:510.0500001225113:152:360:00
Peyton Krebs C012013016:58100.0003201024216:210:370:00
Ryan McLeod C00-1000014:3841.7175100022010:324:060:00
Tage Thompson C022021021:5429.45125203027217:194:350:00
Tyson Kozak C000012011:0145.5065000018010:520:090:00
DefenseGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOISFLFWGVPNSMTKFO%SHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Mattias Samuelsson D102022022:3620010000.030222:290:070:00
Bowen Byram D001003024:0510020100.030319:574:080:00
Conor Timmins D001011018:3900010200.028018:390:000:00
Michael Kesselring D00000004:2500000000.0504:250:000:00
Owen Power D000000021:2400000100.027021:240:000:00
Rasmus Dahlin D022012023:4850020010.032118:145:340:00
GoaliesSAGASVSV%TOIPIMSOSESSVPPSVSHSVSOSAYTDG
Alex Lyon G26125.96259:4200230200

Video

1:18Buffalo Sabres vs. Boston Bruins: Game HighlightsESPN video
0:14Alex Lyon makes beautiful save0:39Mattias Samuelson lights the lamp for Sabres' 2nd goal0:44Zach Benson scores to extend Sabres' lead0:37Josh Norris lights lamp to put Sabres up 4-1
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