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GOALIE GOAL! 🚨 <a href="https://t.co/SCwSAcVZg2">pic.twitter.com/SCwSAcVZg2</a></p>&mdash; NHL (@NHL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1880444338112479311?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2025</a></blockquote>\n\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/cm62cdyod002i427enrxmm0if@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<strong>----------</strong>', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm61hyuwj004z2a7cg4fy0v3v@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<strong><em>SCORING RECAP</em></strong>', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm62c7ci00014427epev4tb1z@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<strong>First Period:</strong><br /><strong>BUF: </strong>15:16 - <strong>Owen Power</strong> (6) PPG (Zach Benson, Bowen Byram)<br /><strong>PIT:</strong> NONE', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm61fs8o7003s2a7clvmntk3d@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<strong>Second Period:</strong><br /><strong>BUF:</strong> NONE<br /><strong>PIT:</strong> 1:41 - <strong>Rickard Rakell</strong> (23) PPG (Bryan Rust, Matt Grzelcyk); 2:08 - <strong>Anthony Beauvillier</strong> (10) (Cody Glass); 11:43 - <strong>Cody Glass</strong> (2) PPG (Philip Tomasino, Alex Nedeljkovic)', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm61gxunn004d2a7cjqhy7f9q@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<strong>Third Period:</strong><br /><strong>BUF:</strong> 14:46 - <strong>Zach Benson</strong> (8) (Tage Thompson, Alex Tuch)<br /><strong>PIT:</strong> 1:09 - <strong>Bryan Rust</strong> (18) PPG <strong>(</strong>Matt Grzelcyk, Michael Bunting); 17:18 - <strong>Alex Nedeljkovic</strong> (1) ENG (Unassisted)', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm61gxxla004i2a7cyebf5qmq@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<strong>----------</strong>', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm61j256700592a7cq1ic2h45@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<a href="https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-pit/2025/01/17/2024020720/boxscore"><strong><em>STATS OF THE GAME:</em></strong></a>', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm62c7rhj0018427ehunfzdze@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<strong>----------</strong>', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm62c7xm1001c427ewof9rken@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<strong>Three Stars of the Game:</strong>', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm61j434q005f2a7cp6iwhb9p@published'}, {'data': {'text': '1.) 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