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Cooley then swooped in from behind the net with Thompson lying on the ice, and Cooley banked the puck in off Frederik Dichow’s legs.", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmahge22e002e357sr99x5ip8@published'}, {'data': {'url': 'https://twitter.com/usahockey/status/1920925474470912310', 'html': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Cools tucks it in on the PP 🚨 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MensWorlds?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MensWorlds</a> <a href="https://t.co/plI3oGczTX">pic.twitter.com/plI3oGczTX</a></p>— USA Hockey (@usahockey) <a href="https://twitter.com/usahockey/status/1920925474470912310?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 9, 2025</a></blockquote>\n\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/cmahgh2vu002y357sc4cluv7y@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'In the third period, Thompson had Dichow down and out, and wound up for a slap shot and somehow didn’t hit the open net.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmahge25z002f357so7odyzpg@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Matty Beniers (Kraken) led the way for Team USA with two goals.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmahge285002g357szs21cta4@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Up next for the U.S. is a matchup Sunday against Hungary.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmaia2ma1001d357shi67vhcd@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Despite playing in Sweden, Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin decided not to play in the 2025 Worlds.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmahge2as002h357s8lrva62i@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Dahlin didn’t seem too thrilled when I asked him on locker cleanout day if he was playing. 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