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Neither team gave an inch, and the game remained tied through regulation.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmjjewlc1006c3b728jl9z0aw@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'The Sabres also survived a late penalty with 1:51 left in the frame, killing it off while getting the contest to overtime.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmjjix5oh002c357vp521ghsk@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'In the extra frame, Byram put a bow on a three-point night with the game-winning goal just 31 seconds in, as his shot fluttered past the blocker of a sprawled out Ullmark.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmjjexq4e006j3b72n8sz8ybp@published'}, {'data': {'url': 'https://twitter.com/BuffaloSabres/status/2003658994963914917', 'html': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BO-VERTIME WINNER ‼️ <a href="https://t.co/SHtjhTmi7W">pic.twitter.com/SHtjhTmi7W</a></p>— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) <a href="https://twitter.com/BuffaloSabres/status/2003658994963914917?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 24, 2025</a></blockquote>\n\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/cmjjeyvnx006q3b72a7ac68cc@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'The win gives Buffalo a seventh-straight victory, and kept the Sabres firmly cemented in the heat of the Wild Card race in the Eastern Conference as the league heads into its holiday break.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmjjez5un006x3b72ca9it4v6@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<iframe width="100%" height="165px" frameborder="0" src="https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?&feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F7873640_2025-12-24-031840&withPlaylist=false&theme=blurred&playerDisplay-logoType=Audacy" allow="clipboard-write"></iframe>', 'isIframe': True, 'componentVariation': 'html-embed', 'fbInstantArticleHtml': '<iframe width="100%" height="165px" frameborder="0" src="https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?&feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F7873640_2025-12-24-031840&withPlaylist=false&theme=blurred&playerDisplay-logoType=Audacy" allow="clipboard-write"></iframe>'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/html-embed/instances/cmjjiztl2002g357v4q41hu2t@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<strong>----------</strong>', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmjj99ckt00233b72jz98aoep@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<strong><em>SCORING RECAP</em></strong>', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmjj99m6b002a3b72xqlyiatn@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<strong>First Period:</strong><br /><strong>BUF: </strong>15:22 - 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