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Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Postseason

Postseason

NHLMay 12, 2026Bell Centre

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Sabres 3, Canadiens 2

Final
CanadiensMontrealMTL
Score by period
Team123T
BUF1113
MTL2002

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

1st

  1. 0:00Start of 1st Period
  2. 0:00Josh Norris faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  3. 0:20Icing
  4. 0:20Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Josh Norris
  5. 0:23Juraj Slafkovský shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  6. 0:29Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  7. 0:36Juraj Slafkovský hit Rasmus Dahlin
  8. 0:48Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  9. 1:20Alexandre Texier hit Owen Power
  10. 1:50Giveaway by Mike Matheson
  11. 1:57Arber Xhekaj hit Jack Quinn
  12. 2:06Kaiden Guhle hit Konsta Helenius
  13. 2:17Alex Newhook hit Rasmus Dahlin
  14. 2:35Puck in Benches
  15. 2:35Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Kirby Dach
  16. 2:48Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Noah Dobson
  17. 3:13Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
  18. 3:35Giveaway by Cole Caufield
  19. 4:03Alexandre Texier hit Conor Timmins
  20. 4:06Josh Anderson hit Tage Thompson
  21. 4:12Alex Tuch Snap Shot Hit Right Post
  22. 4:16Alex Tuch Tip-In saved by Jakub Dobes
  23. 4:22Josh Anderson hit Conor Timmins
  24. 4:35Alex Tuch Snap Shot Wide Left
  25. 4:37Konsta Helenius Snap Shot Wide Left
  26. 5:11Jason Zucker Wrap-around Failed Bank Attempt
  27. 5:12Mattias Samuelsson Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  28. 5:14Goalie Stopped
  29. 5:14Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Jake Evans
  30. 5:17Beck Malenstyn Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  31. 5:51Giveaway by Jordan Greenway
  32. 6:13Owen Power shot blocked by Zachary Bolduc
  33. 6:20Joseph Veleno shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  34. 6:32Mattias Samuelsson Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Josh Norris (1), Josh Doan (6)
  35. 6:32Tage Thompson faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  36. 6:42Alex Tuch Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  37. 6:46Alex Tuch Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  38. 6:53Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovský
  39. 7:08Takeaway by Alex Tuch
  40. 7:18Conor Timmins Deflected Wide Right
  41. 8:00Konsta Helenius Backhand saved by Jakub Dobes
  42. 8:01Konsta Helenius Deflected saved by Jakub Dobes
  43. 8:02On-Ice Official
  44. 8:02Video Review
  45. 8:02Challenge Hm - goal interference - no goal
  46. 8:02Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  47. 8:09Beck Malenstyn hit Zachary Bolduc
  48. 8:14Kirby Dach hit Mattias Samuelsson
  49. 8:16Giveaway by Luke Schenn
  50. 8:16Zachary Bolduc hit Luke Schenn
  51. 8:25Puck Frozen - Goalie
  52. 8:25Juraj Slafkovský faceoff won against Josh Norris
  53. 8:32Giveaway by Josh Doan
  54. 8:44Takeaway by Owen Power
  55. 8:46Cole Caufield Snap Shot Wide Left
  56. 8:47Puck in Netting
  57. 8:47Phillip Danault faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  58. 9:01Noah Dobson Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  59. 9:15Conor Timmins hit Alexandre Texier
  60. 9:47Mike Matheson Snap Shot Off Crossbar
  61. 9:50Puck in Netting
  62. 9:50Alex Newhook faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  63. 10:04Jake Evans Snap Shot Off Crossbar
  64. 10:08Alex Newhook Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Evans (5), Ivan Demidov (4)
  65. 10:08Josh Norris faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  66. 10:40Cole Caufield shot blocked by Luke Schenn
  67. 10:42Puck in Netting
  68. 10:42Alex Tuch faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  69. 10:49Giveaway by Noah Dobson
  70. 10:49Peyton Krebs hit Noah Dobson
  71. 11:06Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  72. 11:18Puck in Crowd
  73. 11:18Konsta Helenius faceoff won against Joseph Veleno
  74. 11:22Jason Zucker Snap Shot Failed Bank Attempt
  75. 11:28Alexandre Carrier Tripping against Jason Zucker
  76. 11:28Jake Evans faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  77. 11:57Giveaway by Zach Benson
  78. 12:06Rasmus Dahlin Interference against Kaiden Guhle
  79. 12:06Josh Norris faceoff won against Alex Newhook
  80. 12:34Bowen Byram Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  81. 12:38Puck Frozen - Goalie
  82. 12:38Tage Thompson faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  83. 12:48Tage Thompson Tip-In saved by Jakub Dobes
  84. 13:06Peyton Krebs Backhand Wide Right
  85. 14:26Joseph Veleno hit Owen Power
  86. 14:40Juraj Slafkovský hit Konsta Helenius
  87. 14:50Giveaway by Luke Schenn
  88. 14:57Jason Zucker Roughing against Joseph Veleno
  89. 14:57TV Timeout
  90. 14:57Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  91. 15:45Ivan Demidov Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  92. 15:46Nick Suzuki Deflected saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  93. 15:49Net Dislodged Defensive Skater
  94. 15:49Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  95. 16:15Giveaway by Lane Hutson
  96. 16:18Ryan McLeod Snap Shot Wide Left
  97. 16:59Alex Newhook Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  98. 17:01Goalie Stopped
  99. 17:01Tage Thompson faceoff won against Jake Evans
  100. 17:04Alex Newhook hit Bowen Byram
  101. 17:12Alex Newhook shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  102. 17:23Bowen Byram Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  103. 17:25Peyton Krebs Roughing against Zachary Bolduc
  104. 17:25Zachary Bolduc Roughing against Peyton Krebs
  105. 17:25Josh Norris faceoff won against Jake Evans
  106. 17:52Alex Tuch Snap Shot Wide Left
  107. 18:26Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  108. 18:33Takeaway by Cole Caufield
  109. 18:40Takeaway by Ryan McLeod
  110. 18:59Mike Matheson hit Owen Power
  111. 19:18Konsta Helenius shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
  112. 19:19Puck in Netting
  113. 19:19Tage Thompson Cross-checking against Kaiden Guhle
  114. 19:19Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Jordan Greenway
  115. 19:25Juraj Slafkovský shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  116. 19:41Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Conor Timmins
  117. 19:44Lane Hutson shot blocked by Conor Timmins
  118. 19:45Juraj Slafkovský shot blocked by Conor Timmins
  119. 19:47Cole Caufield Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (2), Lane Hutson (8)
  120. 19:47Phillip Danault faceoff won against Josh Norris
  121. 19:59Alexandre Texier hit Zach Benson
  122. 20:00End of 1st Period

2nd

  1. 0:00Start of 2nd Period
  2. 0:00Josh Norris faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  3. 0:04Juraj Slafkovský hit Rasmus Dahlin
  4. 0:41Giveaway by Josh Doan
  5. 1:06Giveaway by Mike Matheson
  6. 1:24Tage Thompson shot blocked by Mike Matheson
  7. 1:34Owen Power hit Phillip Danault
  8. 2:23Bowen Byram High-sticking against Josh Anderson
  9. 2:23Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Jordan Greenway
  10. 2:45Mattias Samuelsson hit Juraj Slafkovský
  11. 3:09Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  12. 3:35Jordan Greenway hit Juraj Slafkovský
  13. 3:42Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  14. 3:44Goalie Stopped
  15. 3:44Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Alex Newhook
  16. 4:53Giveaway by Mike Matheson
  17. 4:55Off-side
  18. 4:55Konsta Helenius faceoff won against Jake Evans
  19. 5:17Jason Zucker Tip-In saved by Jakub Dobes
  20. 5:18Jack Quinn Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  21. 5:20Jack Quinn Snap Shot Wide Left
  22. 5:23Goalie Stopped
  23. 5:23Jake Evans faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  24. 5:37Phillip Danault Tip-In Wide Left
  25. 5:46Mike Matheson shot blocked by Phillip Danault
  26. 5:56Alexandre Carrier High-sticking - double minor against Rasmus Dahlin
  27. 5:56Jake Evans faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  28. 6:17Off-side
  29. 6:17Tage Thompson faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  30. 6:35Puck in Crowd
  31. 6:35Jake Evans faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  32. 6:40Alex Newhook hit Jack Quinn
  33. 7:00Tage Thompson Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (5)
  34. 7:00Josh Norris faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  35. 7:23Bowen Byram shot blocked by Mike Matheson
  36. 7:44Alex Tuch Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  37. 8:39Zach Benson Backhand Wide Right
  38. 9:10Zach Benson Backhand Failed Bank Attempt
  39. 9:11Kaiden Guhle hit Zach Benson
  40. 9:16Beck Malenstyn Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  41. 9:54Beck Malenstyn hit Arber Xhekaj
  42. 10:07Beck Malenstyn Snap Shot High and Wide Right
  43. 10:52Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  44. 10:53Goalie Stopped
  45. 10:53Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Zach Benson
  46. 10:57Lane Hutson Snap Shot Wide Right
  47. 10:59Goalie Stopped
  48. 10:59Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Josh Norris
  49. 11:21Rasmus Dahlin Interference against Cole Caufield
  50. 11:21Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  51. 11:26Cole Caufield shot blocked by Nick Suzuki
  52. 11:29Mattias Samuelsson hit Nick Suzuki
  53. 11:30Giveaway by Nick Suzuki
  54. 11:52Takeaway by Mattias Samuelsson
  55. 11:54Mattias Samuelsson hit Ivan Demidov
  56. 12:03Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot Wide Right
  57. 12:24Juraj Slafkovský Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  58. 12:30Alex Tuch hit Nick Suzuki
  59. 12:42Beck Malenstyn Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  60. 12:55Jordan Greenway hit Kirby Dach
  61. 13:12Alexandre Texier Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  62. 13:14Alex Newhook Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  63. 13:16Goalie Stopped
  64. 13:16Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Alex Newhook
  65. 13:47Puck in Crowd
  66. 13:47Phillip Danault faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  67. 13:58Alexandre Texier hit Rasmus Dahlin
  68. 14:18Icing
  69. 14:18Tage Thompson faceoff won against Joseph Veleno
  70. 14:33Giveaway by Kirby Dach
  71. 15:18Giveaway by Zach Benson
  72. 15:29Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  73. 15:30Cole Caufield shot blocked by Josh Norris
  74. 15:32Goalie Stopped
  75. 15:32Konsta Helenius faceoff won against Alex Newhook
  76. 15:38Injury - Player
  77. 15:38Konsta Helenius faceoff won against Alex Newhook
  78. 15:54Jack Quinn hit Alex Newhook
  79. 16:21Jake Evans shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  80. 16:28Jason Zucker hit Alexandre Carrier
  81. 16:55Conor Timmins hit Kaiden Guhle
  82. 17:01Kaiden Guhle shot blocked by Conor Timmins
  83. 17:07Mattias Samuelsson hit Juraj Slafkovský
  84. 17:16Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Zach Benson
  85. 17:38Takeaway by Nick Suzuki
  86. 17:40Nick Suzuki Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  87. 17:47Puck in Netting
  88. 17:47Tage Thompson faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  89. 17:52Giveaway by Tage Thompson
  90. 17:57Mike Matheson Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  91. 18:04Icing
  92. 18:04Phillip Danault faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  93. 18:06Mike Matheson Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  94. 18:26Noah Dobson Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  95. 18:31Bowen Byram High-sticking - double minor against Alexandre Texier
  96. 18:31Player Equipment
  97. 18:31Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Jordan Greenway
  98. 19:44Juraj Slafkovský Slap Shot Wide Right
  99. 19:59Lane Hutson shot blocked by Luke Schenn
  100. 20:00End of 2nd Period

3rd

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

1st

  1. 6:32BUF 1, MTL 0Mattias Samuelsson Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Josh Norris (1), Josh Doan (6)
  2. 10:08BUF 1, MTL 1Alex Newhook Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Evans (5), Ivan Demidov (4)
  3. 19:47BUF 1, MTL 2Cole Caufield Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (2), Lane Hutson (8)

2nd

  1. 7:00BUF 2, MTL 2Tage Thompson Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (5)

3rd

  1. 4:41BUF 3, MTL 2Zach Benson Goal (4) Backhand, assists: Josh Doan (7), Tage Thompson (7)

Game leaders

SabresBuffalo

CanadiensMontreal

Box score

ForwardsGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOIFO%SFLFWGVPNSMTKSHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Tage Thompson C110000219:1450.0288110024415:533:120:09
Zach Benson LW101012014:210.0110202022411:013:150:05
Alex Tuch RW000010021:58100.0401203226414:471:225:49
Beck Malenstyn LW00-1030010:520.021010201714:230:006:29
Jack Quinn RW000020014:060.0300102017010:253:410:00
Jason Zucker LW000011212:140.0100012018010:531:210:00
Jordan Greenway LW00-102109:580.004010001614:540:005:04
Josh Doan RW021001015:30100.0002200025212:153:150:00
Josh Norris C011001012:4162.50610000021111:201:210:00
Konsta Helenius C000011012:5366.7324002017012:530:000:00
Peyton Krebs C000010215:4725.0031011023215:360:010:10
Ryan McLeod C00-100109:3560.004600111614:210:544:20
DefenseGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOISFLFWGVPNSMTKFO%SHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Mattias Samuelsson D100066023:4720010010.027316:340:007:13
Bowen Byram D00-1001620:4220002000.022418:491:410:12
Conor Timmins D000025021:3800000100.024013:560:007:42
Luke Schenn D00000207:0400020000.01304:240:002:40
Owen Power D000011023:4300010010.029019:160:024:25
Rasmus Dahlin D011024419:2920002010.026216:342:550:00
GoaliesSAGASVSV%TOIPIMSOSESSVPPSVSHSVSOSAYTDG
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G31229.93560:0000209000

Video

0:52Alex Newhook ties things up for Montreal0:49Cole Caufield gives Canadiens the lead with 12 seconds left in the 1st1:38Sabres' 2nd goal overturned for goalie interference after review0:53Zach Benson puts Buffalo ahead with power-play goal 
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