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This time, it was winger Josh Doan connecting with Zucker in front of the Florida net with a brilliant pass to give Buffalo a 4-3 edge.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cml5z02p500883b72y7hlmpsf@published'}, {'data': {'url': 'https://twitter.com/BuffaloSabres/status/2018508126778212610', 'html': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Zucks the power play king 👑<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetsGoBuffalo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LetsGoBuffalo</a> <a href="https://t.co/VO5gvpxTgD">pic.twitter.com/VO5gvpxTgD</a></p>&mdash; Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) <a href="https://twitter.com/BuffaloSabres/status/2018508126778212610?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2026</a></blockquote>\n\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/cml5z4s9w008f3b72kmkcn76t@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'With Florida pressing hard, the Sabres fanned the flames late thanks to a nifty pass from Krebs. 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