CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Adam Klapka had a goal and an assist for his first multi-point game of the season as the Calgary Flames beat the New York Islanders 4-2 on Saturday.
Yegor Sharangovich, Justin Kirkland and Yan Kuznetsov also scored for Calgary, which has won three of its last four. Kevin Bahl had his first multi-point game since Dec. 5, 2023, finishing with two assists. Dustin Wolf had 28 stops and snapped his five-game losing streak.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Anders Lee scored for New York, which is 2-2-1 with two games left in its seven-game trip, it's longest of the season. David Rittich made 15 saves in the loss and slipped to 11-6-3.
Up 2-0 midway through the second period, the Flames doubled their lead when Kirkland and Kuznetsov scored two minutes apart.
In four games since sliding into Blake Coleman’s spot on a line with Mikael Backlund and Matt Coronato, Sharangovich has five points (two goals, three assists) for the Flames. Coleman (upper body) remains on injured reserve. While Backlund had his three-game point streak (2-3-5) snapped, Connor Zary extended his to a career-high five games.
Calgary's Rasmus Andersson had an assist and became the seventh defenseman in Flames history to record five straight 20-assist seasons. He joins Al MacInnis, Gary Suter, Mark Giordano, TJ Brodie, Derek Morris, and Randy Manery.
Rittich, who broke into the NHL and played four seasons in Calgary, has yet to defeat his former team. In six games, he fell to 0-4-2. The 33-year-old Czech was playing his 250th NHL game and came in on a roll, going 8-3-3 with a .920 save percentage over his last 14 starts.
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Islanders: At Vancouver on Monday in the sixth game of a seven-game trip.
CALGARY, Alberta — Go figure: after squeezing out a win in which they were badly outchanced in Edmonton, the Islanders went to Calgary, won the advanced stats competition and lost the game.
It might be overstating it, though, and more than a little, to say they were hard done by a 4-2 loss to the Flames. The Islanders were loose with the puck, got more sloppy as the game went on and far worse in their own zone than two days prior.
Despite the fact that they created chances, it told you something as well that by the end of the second period, Roy was experimenting with his top six, seemingly looking for some kind of spark.
By that point, the Islanders already trailed 4-1, having allowed a trio of goals in the second for the Flames to break the game open.
Adam Klapka boxed out Cal Ritchie at the net front to tip in Kevin Bahl’s shot 3:04 into the second, prompting Roy to start getting cautious with Ritchie’s minutes.
New York Islanders center Mathew Barzal (13) and Calgary Flames right wing Adam Klapka (43) battle for the puck during the first period at Scotiabank Saddledome. Sergei Belski-Imagn Images
Justin Kirkland and Yan Kuznetsov then struck just 1:59 apart at 9:50 and 11:49 of the period, respectively. Kirkland’s goal followed a two-on-one rush off Mat Barzal’s turnover where the Islanders were uniformly late getting back; Kuznetsov was the trailer of the rush, scoring from the point with traffic in front.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau got one back for the Islanders quickly after Kuznetsov made it 4-0, but the visitors’ best chance to get two points from this one had already come and gone in the first period, when the Islanders failed to capitalize with the ice tilting their way throughout.
Yegor Sharangovich’s first-period opener came against that tide, and after what might have been the only time in the first 20 minutes that the Islanders struggled to break the puck out. Calgary duly took advantage with Andersson feeding Sharangovich for a one-timer in the slot.
There wasn’t much of a push to speak of in the third period. Roy was reduced to emptying his net with eight minutes left in regulation, which resulted in a too-little, too-late goal from Anders Lee, who broke a nine-game scoring drought to score his 300th career goal.
Calgary Flames goaltender Dustin Wolf (32) makes a save against New York Islanders left wing Anders Lee (27) during the first period at Scotiabank Saddledome. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect
The Islanders got a power play after that, perhaps raising the blood pressure on Calgary’s bench, but could do nothing with it.
Roy was unsure going into Saturday whether to keep his top six from the Edmonton game intact, ultimately deciding in favor. That didn’t last long, and though Ritchie is still showing timely flashes of skill — his assist on the game-winner in Edmonton for example — the young center is starting to show signs of hitting the rookie wall.
No one would blame Rittich for this one, but the Czech didn’t do much in his first start in three games, stopping just six of the first 10 shots he saw as the game grew out of hand.
The standings ramifications of losing a winnable game will be hard to swallow. With the Hurricanes set to play later on Saturday, the Islanders were in danger of falling seven points behind Carolina for first in the Metropolitan Division with a win.
They can see the light at the end of the tunnel of this trip now, with last-place Vancouver and Seattle the last two stops before a merciful flight home. To get back to Long Island — where the hope is that a healthy Bo Horvat will be waiting — better than .500 on the trip, they’ll have to win both.
After losing top defenseman Erik Karlsson to injury earlier in the week, the Pittsburgh Penguins have at least a little bit of good news coming on the injury front.
Injured young forward Rutger McGroarty - out since Jan. 7 with a concussion - was a full participant at the team's morning skate on Saturday. The 21-year-old winger was injured while colliding with a teammate at practice on Jan. 6, and his timetable to return was designated at "indefinite."
But, obviously, it's a good sign that McGroarty - one of the team's top forward prospects - was cleared for contact and is taking the next steps in his recovery a little more than a week after the incident.
"It's another step," head coach Dan Muse said. "His status hasn't changed, but that is another good step in the right direction."
McGroarty, 21, would be returning to an NHL roster that is performing pretty well. The Penguins are 7-2-1 in the 10 games since the holiday break, and pretty much everyone in their lineup has been contributing to their success.
During the 2025 NHL off-season, the Buffalo Sabres acquired Josh Doan as part of the deal that sent winger JJ Peterka to the Utah Mammoth. The Sabres also brought in defenseman Michael Kesselring in the trade.
When the Sabres acquired Doan, they were hoping that the change of scenery would help the 23-year-old forward tap into his potential more. So far, it is certainly fair to say that he is thriving in Buffalo.
In 47 games with the Sabres so far this season, Doan has recorded new career highs with 15 goals, 19 assists, and 34 points. This was after he had seven goals and 19 points in 51 games for Utah during this past season.
Yet, what's more encouraging about Doan is that he is only getting better as the season rolls on. The young forward is continuing to show the Sabres that they made the right call bringing him, as he has five goals and 10 points over his last nine games alone. This included him putting together back-to-back two-point games on Jan. 14 against the Philadelphia Flyers and Jan. 15 against the Montreal Canadiens.
Doan is continuing to impress in a big way with the Sabres, and it will be intriguing to see how he builds on his breakout year from here.
On January 17, 1996, the Ottawa Senators played their first game at their newly constructed arena. It was a long-awaited moment of celebration for both the team and the city, because getting the building completed in the early 1990s proved to be nearly as difficult as winning hockey games.
In both cases, it felt like one battle after another.
With the Montreal Canadiens in town for a mid-week game to help christen the new building, Sens fans hoped for a repeat of the magic they’d experienced three seasons earlier, when the Senators somehow stunned the Habs 5–3 in the very first game in franchise history.
THN site editor Steve Warne recalls his days as sports director of CKBY and Oldies 1310 radio 30 years ago when the Senators guided the Ottawa media on a tour of their new building.
There was no such magic this time. Canadiens goaltender Jocelyn Thibault made 26 saves in a 3–0 shutout victory, outduelling Ottawa's Don Beaupre.
It was loss number eight in the Sens' 11-game losing slide and the second-to-last game of Dave Allison’s NHL coaching career. The Senators fired him a week later after a 2-22-1 record that season, and that closed out his NHL career with a 2-22-1 record.
Hockey-wise, those were dark days.
But in the years since, the building has hosted countless unforgettable moments: Steve Duchesne’s goal just one year later that sent the Senators to the playoffs; the runs to the 2003 and 2007 Conference Finals; the 2007 Stanley Cup Final; the World Cup of Hockey; World Juniors and Women’s Worlds; burglar masks and post-game hamburgers; Daniel Alfredsson returning home to retire as a Senator; Wayne Gretzky’s final game in Canada; Jean-Gabriel Pageau’s four-goal night; and the infamous playoff line brawl with the Canadiens, just to name a few.
Now, the Senators host the Canadiens once again at Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday night, exactly 30 years after they first met to open the Arena Formerly Known As The Palladium... and the Corel Centre. And, to borrow a line from 30 Rock, we’ll never forget making “a hockey-loving face at Scotiabank Place.”
With discussions underway about a potential new arena closer to downtown Ottawa, this feels like the perfect moment to celebrate the memories of the old one. Because the next time the building is honoured, it may be in the shadow of a wrecking ball; but only time will tell.
The Senators will mark the anniversary on Saturday with memorabilia displays and a ceremonial puck drop featuring Sens alumni. Earlier this week, the team even broke out a concrete saw, cutting a three-by-three-foot square out of the lobby floor to retrieve the time capsule buried beneath the building 30 years ago.
Sens founder Bruce Firestone joined team CEO Cyril Leeder for a sneak peek this week at what’s inside the time capsule, and the first item he saw must have been a video cassette.
“Anyone got a VHS?” Firestone joked in a team social media post.
Well, at least it wasn't Beta.
The Senators promise to unveil the contents soon, because just like all the old NHL barns of yesteryear, it’s what’s inside that counts.
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PROVO, Utah (AP) — Taliah Scott racked up 25 points, Bella Fontleroy added 12, and the No. 18 Baylor Lady Bears rolled by BYU, 69-58, on Saturday to pick up their sixth straight victory.
The Bears (17-3, 6-1 Big 12) have not lost since Dec. 21, when they fell to then-unranked Texas Tech (who now ranks at No. 17).
Baylor did not trail for the entirety of the game, opening on an 18-4 run in the first quarter and maintaining a double-digit lead for much of the first half.
BYU cut the lead to as little as three points in the second half, but Baylor kept the edge throughout. Scott scored 12 points in the fourth, including seven straight points in just over a minute of game time down the stretch, to close out the win.
Scott was 8-for-21 shooting (5-for-14 from deep), dished out five assists and grabbed six rebounds. Darianna Littlepage-Buggs hauled in nine rebounds, but BYU held the advantage on the glass 40-39. 15 of Baylor’s 25 baskets came off assists.
Delaney Gibb paced the Cougars (14-4, 3-3) with 20 points, but struggled from the floor (7-for-21) before fouling out late. BYU was held to 32% shooting from the floor and just 17% from beyond the arc. Lara Rohkohl grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds.
TORONTO (AP) — Daryl Watts scored the winner at 2:16 in overtime as the Toronto Sceptres defeated the Vancouver Goldeneyes 2-1 on Saturday.
Savannah Harmon also scored for Toronto, which snapped a four-game losing streak. Raygan Kirk made 23 saves.
Sarah Nurse scored for Vancouver, which had its losing streak extended to three games. Emerance Maschmeyer stopped 42 shots.
Harmon scored on the power play off a Blayre Turnbull centering pass intended for Maggie Connors, who didn’t get her stick on the puck. Harmon corralled the puck, lined herself up and wired a shot over Maschmeyer’s right shoulder for her first of the year at 12:43 of the second period.
Nurse answered with her second of the season just 29 seconds later. Tereza Vanisova won a puck battle at the side boards before Sydney Bard found Nina Jobst-Smith, whose point shot was tipped in by Nurse.
Four former Sceptres suited up for the Goldeneyes on Saturday. Forwards Nurse and Izzy Daniel were signed away during the expansion process, Hannah Miller joined Vancouver through free agency and goalie Kristen Campbell, who was traded on draft night, backed up Maschmeyer.
Nurse returned from an eight-week absence due to an arm injury and proved to be an immediate help for the struggling Goldeneyes. Vancouver was tied with Toronto for the worst scoring offenses in the PWHL entering the game at 22 goals through 12 games.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Marquel Sutton scored 26 points and Max Mackinnon 20 to lead LSU to a 78-70 win over Missouri on Saturday and snap a four-game losing streak with its first SEC win this season.
Jayden Stone scored 16 of his 20 points, and Mark Mitchell 11 of his 13, in the second half when the Tigers (13-5, 3-2) rallied from 14-point deficit to get within four with a minute to go. T.O. Barrett aded 11 points and Shawn Phillips Jr. 10.
Missouri trailed 55-52 when LSU (13-5, 1-4) hit its next five shots, including 3-pointers by Rashad King and Mackinnon, to go back up by 10. Mitchell led a late charge, scoring nine of Missouri's final 13 points. But Pablo Tamba hit two free throws after his offensive rebound and Sutton added two more following his steal for the game's final points.
Sutton scored 19 points and Mackinnon added 10 in leading LSU to a 37-27 halftime lead. They each had a 3-pointer when the Tigers scored the game's first 10 points. LSU led throughout.
LSU's 16 offensive rebounds gave the Tigers a 21-13 edge in points in the paint and they made 10 of 26 from beyond the arc in bouncing back from a last-second loss to Kentucky, 75-74, after blowing an 18-point second-half lead.
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Braden Frager and Pryce Sandfort each scored 20 points and No. 8 Nebraska stayed unbeaten with a 77-58 victory at Northwestern on Saturday afternoon.
Sam Hoiberg had 12 points and seven rebounds to help the Cornhuskers (18-0, 7-0 Big Ten) add another win to the best start in school history.
Nebraska led 34-29 at halftime and stretched the advantage to 41-32 minutes into the second half after Hoiberg capped a 7-0 spurt with a 3-pointer. The Wildcats (8-10, 0-7) got as close as 46-41 a few minutes later but the Cornhuskers answered with a 17-3 run to turn the game into a rout.
The Cornhuskers turned 11 Wildcat miscues into a dozen points as they retained at least a share of the conference lead.
Northwestern’s Nick Martinelli, who started the day as the nation’s second leading scorer, led the hosts with 22 points and 10 rebounds, but managed just seven points after the break.
Tre Singleton added 14 points as the Wildcats dropped their fifth straight.
Up next
Nebraska: Welcomes Washington on Wednesday night.
Northwestern: Visits Southern California the same evening.
PHILADELPHIA — Mika Zibanejad became the Rangers’ all-time leader in power-play goals and his three-goal performance tied the team record for most career hat tricks in New York’s 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.
The 32-year-old Swede scored with a man advantage at 5:38 of the second period, giving him 117 power-play goals and moving him past Camille Henry and Chris Kreider, who each had 116 for New York.
Zibanejad’s first-period goal at 7:26 put the Rangers ahead to stay at 2-1 and he completed his scoring at 8:25 of the second, matching Bill Cook with nine career hat tricks with the Rangers.
Artemi Panarin added two goals and an assist, and Brennan Othmann also scored for the Rangers, who snapped a five-game skid. The Rangers, whose last victory came January 2 against Florida, had lost eight of their last nine games. J.T. Miller, Alexis Lafreniere and Vincent Trocheck each had two assists. Spencer Martin made 25 saves and earned his first win of the season.
Rangers coach Mike Sullivan earned his 500th coaching win. Sullivan was a two-time Stanley Cup winner in his 10-year tenure with the Penguins. He parted ways with Pittsburgh after missing the playoffs for a third straight season and was hired by New York in May, after Peter Laviolette was fired.
Travis Konecny, Travis Sanheim and Trevor Zegras each had a goal and an assist for the Flyers, who lost their sixth straight game. Samuel Ersson made 22 stops.
Flyers center Rodrigo Abols left the game in the first period with a lower-body injury and did not return. Abols appeared to catch his right foot in an odd position while battling along the boards and struggled to put weight on his right leg as he was helped off the ice
The Flyers were without Dan Vladar, Tyson Foerster (arm injury), Bobby Brink (upper-body injury) and Rasmus Ristolainen (upper-body injury for the game.
Up next
Rangers: At Anaheim on Monday for the second game of a four-game trip.
Flyers: At Vegas on Monday in the opener of a three-game trip.
The Calgary Flames delivered a timely performance on Hockey Day in Canada, earning a 4–2 win over the New York Islanders Saturday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
The Flames opened the scoring midway through the first period as Yegor Sharangovich continued his hot stretch. Andersson found him in the high slot, and Sharangovich snapped a glove-side shot past David Rittich for his fifth point in three games, giving Calgary a 1–0 lead.
The game tilted decisively in Calgary’s favour early in the second period with a flurry of goals. After weathering a couple of Islanders chances, the Flames doubled their lead when Adam Klapka redirected a Kevin Bahl point shot past Rittich. Bahl picked up his second assist of the night on the play.
Just over a minute later, Ryan Lomberg set up Justin Kirkland on a 2-on-1, and Kirkland roofed the puck to make it 3–0—his first goal since last November. Klapka added the secondary assist.
The Flames weren’t done. Yan Kuznetsov jumped into the rush moments later, walked in off the blue line, and wired a shot off the crossbar and in to cap a four-goal burst on just 10 shots.
New York responded quickly, with Jean-Gabriel Pageau scoring his eighth of the season less than a minute later to cut the deficit to 4–1.
In the third period, Islanders head coach Patrick Roy pulled his goalie with more than eight minutes remaining, sparking an unusual sequence that nearly saw Wolf score a goalie goal as his long attempt slid just wide of the empty net.
Calgary was opportunistic all night. The Flames had just eight shots halfway through the game but scored three times on those chances, turning efficiency into a decisive advantage.
2. Fourth Line Delivers
The Flames’ depth made a difference. Adam Klapka finished with a goal and an assist, Ryan Lomberg added a helper, and Justin Kirkland chipped in with a much-needed goal, providing strong energy and timely scoring.
3. Zary Keeps Rolling
Connor Zary’s strong stretch continued, extending his point streak to five games. He now has two goals and four assists for six points over that span, providing consistent offensive momentum for Calgary.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — New York Rangers center Mika Zibanejad and coach Mike Sullivan achieved career milestones Saturday, one day after team president and general manager Chris Drury sent a letter to fans expressing disappointment over how the season has gone.
Zibanejad became the Rangers’ all-time leader in power-play goals and tied the franchise record for career hat tricks in New York’s 6-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers. The victory was the 500th of Sullivan’s career.
The 32-year-old Zibanejad scored with a man advantage in the second period for his 117th power-play goal. He had shared the Rangers' record with Camille Henry and Chris Kreider, who had 116.
“It’s definitely special,” Zibanejad said after the game. “It means I’ve been given a chance to be here a long time, long enough to get close to that.”
Zibanejad’s ninth hat trick with the Rangers matched Bill Cook’s franchise record.
“He’s really committed to trying to play the game the right way, the way we’re trying to play,” Sullivan said. “I think he’s personified that most of the year. We’ve challenged him to use his size and his physicality, both offensively and defensively. I think he’s really embraced that challenge. He has played extremely well for us.”
The Rangers’ latest challenge came Friday when Drury sent a letter to fans saying that “we know and feel your disappointment with how the season has gone to this point.” The letter indicated changes could be on the way.
“With our position in the standings and injuries to key players this season, we must be honest and realistic about our situation,” Drury wrote. “We are not going to stand pat – a shift will give us the ability to be smart and opportunistic as we retool the team. This will not be a rebuild. This will be a retool built around our core players and prospects.”
Zibanejad acknowledged that there were “all kinds of feelings” after the letter was sent out and said he liked the way the team responded. He said “it’s not an easy situation” but added that this kind of win could provide a spark.
“If changes are coming, then try to make the most of the time we have as a group, the group that we have right now,” Zibanejad said.
“I’m just grateful,” Sullivan said. “I’m grateful for the opportunity to coach in this league. It’s the greatest league in the world, and it’s an absolute privilege to be part of it in any capacity. To be a head coach for as long as I have at this point has been an incredible honor.”
This latest win was particularly special because of the circumstances leading up to it.
“I just think it speaks volumes for the character of the people in the room,” Sullivan said. “The last couple of days have been pretty emotional for the whole group. To respond with an effort like they did tonight. ... I think is evidence that these guys are quality people, and they care a lot about each other and the Rangers.”
CALGARY, AB -- After shutting out Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers 1-0 on Thursday, the New York Islanders fell 4-2 to the Calgary Flames.
The Islanders are now 2-2-1 with two games left on their seven-game road trip.
David Rittich made 15 saves. Dustin Wolf made 28 saves.
Here's how it happened.
The Islanders got off to a tough start, taking back-to-back penalties at the 1:00 mark and the 3:31 mark of the first, but a strong penalty kill kept the game scoreless.
However, Calgary was able to break the ice at 11:31 of the first after Yegor Sharagovich roofed one past Rittich's left ear from the slot.
The Islanders didn't allow a shot on goal for the rest of the period, finishing the opening 20 with 10 shots on goal, but couldn't beat Wolf. They missed the net 12 times.
The Flames scored three more unanswered goals early in the third period to take a commanding 4-0 lead.
At 3:04 of the second period, after Adam Klapka deflected a Kevin Bahl point shot to make it 2-0.
At 9:50 of the second, Justin Kirkland scored his first of the season after he roofed a Ryan Lomberg 2-on-1 pass over a sprawled out Rittich to make it 3-0.
Through a screen, Yan Kuzentsov went bar-down from the left point over Rittich's glove at 11:49 of the middle frame to make it 4-0.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau stopped the bleeding at 12:21 of the second. He peeled around the left circle before he roofed one short side under the cross-bar for his ninth of the season to cut their deficit to 4-1 at 12:21 of the second period:
Matthew Schaefer collected the primary assist on the goal, earning his 18th assist and 31st point of the season. Simon Holmstrom, who earned the secondary assist, snapped a two-game point streak and now has six points over his last six games.
The Islanders missed the net another eight times in that period, bringing their total through 40 minutes to an even 20.
Roy's squad couldn't muster much in the third period. He decided to pull Rittich with 8:04 to go in the third period, with the Islanders not allowing a goal.
Anders Lee scored his 300th career goal at 17:04 of the third to cut the Islanders' deficit to 4-2.
The RedHawks remain undefeated, moving to 19-0 after a dramatic finish on Saturday, Jan. 17 against Buffalo that required two buzzer-beating shots — once in regulation, and again in overtime.
The visiting Bulls gave the RedHawks, one of three undefeated teams left in the country, plenty of trouble in a tight contest. With 12 seconds left, Buffalo guard Daniel Freitag made two free throws to make it a three-point game, putting the pressure on Miami.
Miami (Ohio's) Peter Suder tried a 3-pointer and missed, but Brant Byers tipped the ball back right into the hands of Eian Elmer, who took one step back behind the arc and knocked down the shot as time expired to send it to overtime.
The surprises continued into the extra period. It remained close with less than 20 seconds left, with Buffalo's Ezra McKenna hitting a 3-point shot to tie the game at 102. Miami had the chance to end the game, and Suder redeemed himself by drilling a 3-pointer to make it 105-102 with a second left.
Suder let the Bulls know it was time to go when he hit the "night-night" celebration right in front of the bench.
The Bulls were unable to get the game-tying shot to send it to a second overtime.
The thrilling victory extends what has been the best start in program history for Miami (Ohio). At 19-0, it also tied the MAC record for best start to the season, set by Western Michigan in 1975-76. Not only are they the favorite to win the conference and secure an NCAA Tournament bid, but also continue to make a case to be in the field as an at-large, regardless of winning a MAC title.
In the most recent USA TODAY Sports Bracketology, Miami Ohio is a No. 11 seed, which would be its best mark since it was a No. 10 seed in 1999.
Entering the day, Miami (Ohio), Arizona and Nebraska are the only undefeated teams left in the country.
Defenseman Tobias Bjornfot will make his 2025-26 season debut tonight against the Washington Capitals as he checks into the Florida Panthers lineup for Donovan Sebrango.
Bjornfot has played 15 NHL games with the Panthers over three seasons, recording no points. The 24-year-old has played 134 games in the NHL with the Panthers, Los Angeles Kings, and the Vegas Golden Knights, scoring one goal and 15 points while averaging 16:03 of ice time.
Bjornfot was originally selected by the Kings in the first round (22nd overall) in the 2019 NHL draft.
Exiting the lineup will be Sebrango. The 24-year-old was a minus-2 and took seven penalty minutes in 12:31 of ice time. He's played 16 games with the Panthers since he was claimed off waivers from the Ottawa Senators.
Bjornfot will be paired alongside Jeff Petry on the third pairing.
Tonight's contest against the Capitals is the final game of the Panthers' current six-game road trip. The Panthers are 2-3-0 and hoping to end the road trip with a win.
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