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• Recap: Avalanche can’t get out of early hole, fall 5-4 to rival St. Louis

Photo by Joe Puetz/NHLI via Getty Images Mistakes and turnovers put Colorado in a 4-0 hole, but despite a valiant effort, it was too much in the end. The mistakes were too much to overcome. The Colorado Avalanche got into a deep hole early on and ultimately fell to the St. Louis Blues 5-4 Saturday evening at Enterprise Center despite putting up a valiant effort late in the game. Ross Col...2025
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• Friday Feels: Stayin’ Motivated

Russell LaBounty-Imagn Images Locked into the Central 3 Seed, the Avs need to stay motivated to close out the regular season Kind of an ugly stretch of game this week, eh? Two losses to Western playoff bubble teams, a shootout win over lowly Chicago, and a win taking advantage of an off night for Blue Jackets goalie Elvis Merzlikins have made it clear this team realized they’re locked int...2025
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (5:30 p.m. MT)

Talia Sprague-Imagn Images Can Colorado overcome day-of travel to down the Blue Jackets? It was a weird night for the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday. They played poorly but managed to just barely eke out a win in Chicago. Then, a storm system prevented their plane from leaving on schedule, and they got stuck in the Windy City. They got a night in a hotel, but they had to fly to Columbus t...2025
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• Preview: Avalanche seeking consistency in quick turnaround against Blue Jackets

Photo by Tyler Schank/Clarkson Creative/Getty Images The Avs close out the Eastern Conference portion of their schedule in Columbus. Coming off of a dramatic come-from-behind victory over the Chicago Blackhawks Wednesday night, the Colorado Avalanche are right back in action this evening, as they wrap up the Eastern Conference portion of their schedule in Columbus against a desperate Blue...2025
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• Recap: The Avs mount a comeback of their own, besting the Hawks in a shootout

Photo by Chase Agnello-Dean/NHLI via Getty Images The Avs win 3-2 on a SO tally from Artturi Lehknonen! The Colorado Avalanche visited the windy city to face the Blackhawks for the fourth time this season. Surprisingly, the Blackhawks are 2-1 against the boys in burgundy and blue this season. The game started slow and favored the Blackhawks, but the Avalanche did what they had to do in the...2025
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs Chicago Blackhawks (7:30 p.m. MST)

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images It’s a Colorado Avalanche gameday! Following two frustrating losses on home ice that saw the Colorado Avalanche played well, but not well enough, the Avs are back on the road this evening as they prepare for a primetime matchup with the young and lowly Chicago Blackhawks. The Avs weren’t necessarily bad in either of the losses to the St. Louis Blues an...2025
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• Recap: The Avs mount a comeback of their own, besting the Hawks in a shootout
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs Chicago Blackhawks (7:30 p.m. MST)
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• Preview: Avalanche aim to return to win column against Blackhawks

Photo by Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Avs square off against the Blackhawks for the final time this season. Following two frustrating losses on home ice that saw the Colorado Avalanche play well, but not well enough, the Avs are back on the road this evening as they prepare for a primetime matchup with the young and lowly Chicago Blackhawks. The Avs weren’t necessari...2025
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• Recap: Third period penalties too much for Avs as Blues skate away with 2-1 win

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images The Avalanche see their home win streak snapped at 11 games. The Colorado Avalanche were defeated by the St. Louis Blues Saturday afternoon by a final score of 2-1. While the atmosphere on the ice was somewhat reminiscent of a playoff atmosphere, the Avs were unable to take control of the game at any point in time. The Blues had a clear mission...2025
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• Friday Feels: The Thankless Case of Mackenzie Blackwood

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images The Avs #1 Goalie has been good, yet somehow fans have drummed up a goalie controversy? Why? I experienced something last week that I think Mackenzie Blackwood can relate to lately, and it’s all because of you Avalanche fans. Last week in my column I told y’all I got engaged, and not one of you congratulated me for it. Too Late! Don’t come at me with congrat...2025
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• Recap: Brock Nelson’s shootout tally wins it, the Avalanche survive the Canadiens

David Kirouac-Imagn Images The Avalanche had a commanding 4-1 lead entering the third period, but it nearly came unglued. Tour De Canada ended with Montreal madness, but the Colorado Avalanche overcame a rough third period to escape Bell Centre with a 5-4 victory Saturday night. The Avalanche entered the third period with a commanding 4-1 advantage until the Canadiens nailed Colorado with ...2025
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• Friday Feels: Sammy Time

Marc DesRosiers-Imagn Images The Feels is back with a lot of love for Sam Malinski Wow, been a while since we got a Friday Feels on the site, hasn’t it? That’s a direct quote from outgoing managing editor Evan Liu, subtly telling me he’s disappointed. And hey, I’m truly sorry I’ve been MIA on the writing front - but life is busy, and I give my all to the podcast. So please forgive. I have...2025
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• Recap: Avs score four in first period, defeat Senators 5-1

John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images Colorado’s depth was on display and Cale Makar made more history. The Colorado Avalanche snowed in the Ottawa Senators on their own ice Thursday night at Canadian Tire Centre. Brock Nelson scored his first and second goals in an Avalanche uniform, while Nathan MacKinnon and Joel Kiviranta each added insurance to help the Avalanche defeat the Senators 5-1. It...2025
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• Recap: Avalanche can’t get out of early hole, fall 5-4 to rival St. Louis
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• Preview: Avalanche look to ramp it up as NHL returns from Four Nations break

Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images The Avs return to action to visit the division rival Nashville Predators. After the remarkable success of the Four Nations Faceoff, which captivated the sports world in North America for the last 10 days, the National Hockey League is back in action Saturday, with 14 games occurring across the league. The Colorado Avalanche return to play with s...2025
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• Saturday Stats: What will the Avs do during the Four Nations break?

Perry Nelson-Imagn Images Two weeks off? I’m about to get so much done! It’s here, it’s really happening - the Four Nations break is upon us and I’m about to have so much more time for activities. I’m finally going to build that plant stand my girlfriend has been bugging me about since pre-season! She’s going to be so happy! Obviously we know what Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Devon Toews...2025
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Edmonton Oilers (8:00 p.m.)

Photo by Codie McLachlan/Getty Images It’s a Colorado Avalanche game day! The Avalanche aren’t logging any vacation hours this weekend as they get set for their second contest in as many nights, this time against the Edmonton Oilers. The Avalanche fell to the Dallas Stars last night by a score of 5-3. Can they bounce back against the Oilers, who also played yesterday? Edmonton beat the Uta...2024
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• Preview: The Avalanche are back at it against the Oilers

Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images The Avalanche will play their second of a back-to-back in Edmonton against the Oilers. The Avalanche aren’t logging any vacation hours this weekend as they get set for their second contest in as many nights, this time against the Edmonton Oilers. The Avalanche fell to the Dallas Stars last night by a score of 5-3. Can they bounce back against the ...2024
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"He also scored earlier in the game while Sam Malinski, Martin Nečas, and Ryan Lindgren each lit the lamp for the Avs."

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"Projected Lineup Artturi Lehkonen - Nathan MacKinnon - Mikko RantanenJoel Kiviranta - Casey Mittelstadt - Logan O’ConnorIvan Ivan - Parker Kelly - Nikolai KovalenkoNikita Prishchepov - TJ Tynan - Chris Wagner Devon Toews - Cale MakarSamuel Girard - Josh MansonCalvin de Haan - Sam Malinski Los Angeles Kings LA lost its last game 3-1 against the Calgary Flames on Monday night."

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"Sam Malinski, yet another NCAA captain, is a right handed defenseman from Cornell University and might eventually meet up with his former teammate Matt Stienburg in Loveland but we’ll see about that later."

• Friday Feels: Stayin’ Motivated
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• Recap: The Avs mount a comeback of their own, besting the Hawks in a shootout
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• Avalanche prospects at the NCAA tournament

Photo by Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images No points but a lot of experience for four players. With a severely depleted prospect pool, the Colorado Avalanche still had good presence at the 2025 NCAA Tournament with four teams and players participating in the opening round of 16 teams. Here are the results of those performances. Maine Black Bears It was a much shorter than anticipated tournam...2025
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• Recap: Third period penalties too much for Avs as Blues skate away with 2-1 win
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• Friday Feels: The Thankless Case of Mackenzie Blackwood
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• Recap: Avs score four in first period, defeat Senators 5-1
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs Toronto Maple Leafs (5:00 p.m.)

Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images It’s a Colorado Avalanche gameday! Following a strong performance in an emotional overtime victory over Mikko Rantanen and the Dallas Stars Sunday afternoon, the Colorado Avalanche will embark on their final Eastern Conference road trip of the season, which will take them through Eastern Canada. The Avs will face the Maple Leafs in Toronto to star...2025
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• Preview: Avs look to keep rolling into Ontario as road trip begins against Maple Leafs

Photo by Andrew Lahodynskyj/NHLI via Getty Images The Avs enter this trip with a nine-game point streak. Following a strong performance in an emotional overtime victory over Mikko Rantanen and the Dallas Stars Sunday afternoon, the Colorado Avalanche will embark on their final Eastern Conference road trip of the season, which will take them through Eastern Canada. The Avs will face the Map...2025
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Chicago Blackhawks (7:00 p.m.)

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images It’s a Colorado Avalanche game day! Things are up and up in Colorado as the Avalanche have won five straight games after a successful trade deadline and impactful return of Val Nichushkin. During this win streak, Cale Makar put up a record six points in one night, MacKinnon scored his 100th point of the season, and Val Nichushkin logged his first regula...2025
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• Recap: Avalanche can’t get out of early hole, fall 5-4 to rival St. Louis
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• Recap: The Avs mount a comeback of their own, besting the Hawks in a shootout
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs Chicago Blackhawks (7:30 p.m. MST)
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• Recap: Third period penalties too much for Avs as Blues skate away with 2-1 win
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• Friday Feels: The Thankless Case of Mackenzie Blackwood
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• Friday Feels: Sammy Time
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• Recap: Third period penalties too much for Avs as Blues skate away with 2-1 win
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• Recap: Brock Nelson’s shootout tally wins it, the Avalanche survive the Canadiens
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• Recap: Avalanche lose to Maple Leafs 2-1 after unfortunate goal decides a nailbiter

John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images The referee made a diving save, but it didn’t work out in Colorado’s favor. Valeri Nichushkin scored in his third consecutive game, but it wasn’t enough for the Colorado Avalanche to secure victory Wednesday night in Toronto. Steven Lorentz scored on a controversial goal 2:53 into the third period to give the Maple Leafs a 2-1 advantage and the Avalanche we...2025
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs Toronto Maple Leafs (5:00 p.m.)
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• Preview: Avs look to keep rolling into Ontario as road trip begins against Maple Leafs
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• Recap: Cale Makar wrecks Mikko Rantanen’s return in 4-3 overtime win

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images Makar had a three-point performance and Scott Wedgewood made a series of spectacular saves en route to a critical victory. All hail Cale! Cale Makar scored 34 seconds into overtime, and the Colorado Avalanche fended off the Dallas Stars 4-3 in a statement victory at Ball Arena. The 2021-22 Norris Trophy winner finished with a goal and two assists. Scott Wedg...2025
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• Recap: Parker Kelly helps keep Avalanche point streak alive

Sergei Belski-Imagn Images Colorado keeps rolling with 4-2 victory over Calgary. Finishing off their brief road trip, the Colorado Avalanche visited the Calgary Flames in hopes of getting back on the winning track. The point streak survives another day as the Avalanche executed a tidy 4-2 road win in Calgary on the back of a two-goal performance from Parker Kelly. The Game After a slow s...2025
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• Avalanche nab more NCAA free agents
Photo by Erica Denhoff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Will the strategy of signing older players pan out? On their day off Chris MacFarland and the Colorado Avalanche continued their spending spree on NCAA free agents. This time adding a defenseman to the mix in addition to another forward. Sam Malinski, yet another NCAA captain, is a right handed defenseman from Cornell University and ...2023
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• Preview: Colorado looks to continue hot streak against Los Angeles

Photo by Tyler Schank/Getty Images The Avalanche hope to continue their winning streak against number one Los Angeles Kings. After the Colorado Avalanche had a dramatic 3–2 overtime win over the Nashville Predators on Monday night, they look to take on the Los Angeles Kings. This will be the first three meetings between the old rivals, two in Denver, and one in LA. The Kings have be...2024
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• Prospect Mailbag: Summertime Sadness
Photo by Ashley Potts/NHLI via Getty Images There’s still a few prospects left to discuss. With the downtime the Colorado Avalanche have before a very busy end of the month now is a good time to take the temperature of the development system heading into an important offseason. It hasn’t been a pretty year (decade) in that department for the organization but there’s still decisions and ch...2023
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• Recap: Brock Nelson’s shootout tally wins it, the Avalanche survive the Canadiens
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• Recap: Avs score four in first period, defeat Senators 5-1
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• Nečas scores two, Avs score four unanswered goals to stun Flames

Sergei Belski-Imagn Images The Avalanche bounced back after a turbulent first period and a shutout defeat in their previous affair. In the battle of the disasters, the cold lit the candle. Nathan MacKinnon had three assists, while Martin Nečas scored two goals and an assist as the Colorado Avalanche outclassed the Calgary Flames 4-2 at Scotiabank Saddledome Thursday night. After entering...2025
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• Morning Flurries: Another wave of small cuts from Avalanche camp

Christopher Hanewinckel-Imagn Images The roster now stands at 40 players going into the second half of preseason. At the Colorado Avalanche are halfway through their preseason slate of games — and still in search of a win — they have gotten down to business making a few small trims to the roster over the last couple of days down a total of 40 players at this time. With the following three...2024
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• Preseason Recap: Avs start hot, collapse in middle frame, fall to Utah

Christopher Hanewinckel-Imagn Images Colorado falls to 0-3 this preseason. The Colorado Avalanche started hot, but unlike next month’s predicted record-high temperatures, they hit a massive cold front. Colorado was defeated by Utah Hockey Club 6-3 in Sunday’s preseason matchup at Ball Arena. Miles Wood, Sam Malinski, and Calum Ritchie scored for Colorado, and Justus Annunen made 32 saves o...2024
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• Recap: Avalanche can’t get out of early hole, fall 5-4 to rival St. Louis
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• Friday Feels: Stayin’ Motivated
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (5:30 p.m. MT)
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• Recap: The Avs mount a comeback of their own, besting the Hawks in a shootout
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs Chicago Blackhawks (7:30 p.m. MST)
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• Recap: Third period penalties too much for Avs as Blues skate away with 2-1 win
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs Toronto Maple Leafs (5:00 p.m.)
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche at Boston Bruins (11 a.m. MT)

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images It’s another Avalanche gameday! As the Colorado Avalanche embark on their first east coast road trip of the calendar year, they will encounter an unusual quirk in the schedule of back-to-back matinee games. First up is a meeting with the Boston Bruins before heading to New York. The biggest storyline of the day (decade?) is the shocking trade o...2025
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• Preview: The Martin Necas era begins in Boston

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images The new-look Colorado Avalanche don’t have a long time to adjust. As the Colorado Avalanche embark on their first east coast road trip of the calendar year, they will encounter an unusual quirk in the schedule of back-to-back matinee games. First up is a meeting with the Boston Bruins before heading to New York. The biggest storyline of the day (dec...2025
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Chicago Blackhawks (5:30 p.m.)

Photo by Tyler Schank/Getty Images It’s Colorado Avalanche gameday! The Avalanche start a back-to-back situation with the Chicago Blackhawks tonight at the United Center in Chicago, IL. The Avalanche are climbing the standings as they stack points, having secured at least one in their last eight contests. It's the year of the debut, as Trent Miner will get the starters net tonight against ...2025
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• Preview: Trent Miner and the Avalanche breeze into The Windy City

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Can Colorado extend their league-leading point streak to nine games with Trent Miner between the pipes? The Avalanche start a back-to-back situation with the Chicago Blackhawks tonight at the United Center in Chicago, IL. The Avalanche are climbing the standings as they stack points, having secured at least one in their last eight contests. It'...2025
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• Morning Flurries: Another wave of small cuts from Avalanche camp
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• Weekly Grades: The Finnish Dad Edition

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Mikko Rantanen (or Ismo Lehkonen?) powered the Avalanche to a 2-1-0 week. We’re back with the Colorado Avalanche weekly report card! This week Colorado couldn’t solve Philadelphia, came back in the third to extinguish the Flames, and ran a Mack truck through the Buffalo Sabres. But were they any good? THE GAMES Saturday vs Philadelphia: 5-2 LMonday ...2023
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Anaheim Ducks (7:00 p.m.)

Photo by Debora Robinson/NHLI via Getty Images It’s a Colorado Avalanche gameday! After a difficult road trip where the Colorado Avalanche lost all three games—albeit while still capturing two points—they return to Ball Arena tonight to begin a five-game stretch at home where they have been one of the best teams in the NHL. Colorado Avalanche The Avs didn’t play badly on their road trip,...2023
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• Preview: Avs return home trying to stop three-game losing streak

Photo by Ric Tapia/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado will face Anaheim for the second time in three days. After a difficult road trip where the Colorado Avalanche lost all three games—albeit while still capturing two points—they return to Ball Arena tonight to begin a five-game stretch at home where they have been one of the best teams in the NHL. Colorado Avalanche The Avs didn’...2023
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