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1998–99 Boston Bruins
Division3rd Northeast
Conference6th Eastern
1998–99 record39–30–13
Home record22–10–9
Road record17–20–4
Goals for214
Goals against181
Team information
General managerHarry Sinden
CoachPat Burns
CaptainRay Bourque
ArenaFleet Center
Average attendance16,299 (91.3%)
Total: 668,290
Minor league affiliate(s)Providence Bruins (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsDmitri Khristich (29)
AssistsJason Allison (53)
PointsJason Allison (76)
Penalty minutesKen Belanger (152)
Plus/minusDon Sweeney (+14)
WinsByron Dafoe (32)
Goals against averageByron Dafoe (2.00)

The 1998–99 Boston Bruins season was the teams' 75th season.

Off-season

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Regular season

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The Bruins' 11 shutouts were the most among all 27 teams.[1] The Bruins also scored the fewest short-handed goals (3), allowed the fewest power-play goals (33) and had the best penalty-kill percentage (89.18%)[2]

Final standings

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Northeast Division
R CR GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
1 2 Ottawa Senators 82 44 23 15 239 179 892 103
2 4 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 45 30 7 268 231 1095 97
3 6 Boston Bruins 82 39 30 13 214 181 1182 91
4 7 Buffalo Sabres 82 37 28 17 207 175 1561 91
5 11 Montreal Canadiens 82 32 39 11 184 209 1299 75

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Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Eastern Conference[4]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 y – New Jersey Devils ATL 82 47 24 11 248 196 105
2 y – Ottawa Senators NE 82 44 23 15 239 179 103
3 y – Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 34 30 18 210 202 86
4 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 45 30 7 268 231 97
5 Philadelphia Flyers ATL 82 37 26 19 231 196 93
6 Boston Bruins NE 82 39 30 13 214 181 91
7 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 37 28 17 207 175 91
8 Pittsburgh Penguins ATL 82 38 30 14 242 225 90
9 Florida Panthers SE 82 30 34 18 210 228 78
10 New York Rangers ATL 82 33 38 11 217 227 77
11 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 32 39 11 184 209 75
12 Washington Capitals SE 82 31 45 6 200 218 68
13 New York Islanders ATL 82 24 48 10 194 244 58
14 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 19 54 9 179 292 47

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division


Schedule and results

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Regular season

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1998–99 regular season[5]
October: 4–5–2 (home: 1–1–2; road: 3–4–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 T October 10, 1998 3–3 OT St. Louis Blues (1998–99) 0–0–1 Recap
2 W October 12, 1998 3–0 New York Islanders (1998–99) 1–0–1 Recap
3 W October 14, 1998 3–0 @ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) 2–0–1 Recap
4 L October 16, 1998 1–2 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) 2–1–1 Recap
5 W October 18, 1998 3–0 @ San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 3–1–1 Recap
6 L October 19, 1998 1–3 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) 3–2–1 Recap
7 L October 21, 1998 0–3 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) 3–3–1 Recap
8 L October 24, 1998 1–3 @ New Jersey Devils (1998–99) 3–4–1 Recap
9 W October 28, 1998 9–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 4–4–1 Recap
10 T October 29, 1998 1–1 OT Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 4–4–2 Recap
11 L October 31, 1998 0–2 Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) 4–5–2 Recap
November: 6–2–3 (home: 3–1–1; road: 3–1–2)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
12 L November 3, 1998 2–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) 4–6–2 Recap
13 W November 5, 1998 4–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) 5–6–2 Recap
14 T November 7, 1998 0–0 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) 5–6–3 Recap
15 W November 8, 1998 5–2 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) 6–6–3 Recap
16 T November 13, 1998 3–3 OT @ New York Rangers (1998–99) 6–6–4 Recap
17 L November 14, 1998 1–3 Dallas Stars (1998–99) 6–7–4 Recap
18 T November 19, 1998 5–5 OT Florida Panthers (1998–99) 6–7–5 Recap
19 W November 21, 1998 5–4 OT Washington Capitals (1998–99) 7–7–5 Recap
20 W November 24, 1998 4–1 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) 8–7–5 Recap
21 W November 25, 1998 1–0 @ Florida Panthers (1998–99) 9–7–5 Recap
22 W November 27, 1998 5–1 Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 10–7–5 Recap
December: 6–6–1 (home: 4–2–1; road: 2–4–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
23 T December 1, 1998 1–1 OT Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) 10–7–6 Recap
24 W December 5, 1998 2–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) 11–7–6 Recap
25 W December 10, 1998 3–2 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) 12–7–6 Recap
26 L December 12, 1998 1–4 Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) 12–8–6 Recap
27 L December 16, 1998 3–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) 12–9–6 Recap
28 W December 17, 1998 5–2 Ottawa Senators (1998–99) 13–9–6 Recap
29 W December 19, 1998 4–1 Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) 14–9–6 Recap
30 W December 21, 1998 3–2 Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) 15–9–6 Recap
31 L December 23, 1998 1–2 Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) 15–10–6 Recap
32 L December 26, 1998 2–4 @ New York Islanders (1998–99) 15–11–6 Recap
33 L December 28, 1998 1–5 @ Washington Capitals (1998–99) 15–12–6 Recap
34 W December 30, 1998 5–2 @ Nashville Predators (1998–99) 16–12–6 Recap
35 L December 31, 1998 1–6 @ Dallas Stars (1998–99) 16–13–6 Recap
January: 4–6–2 (home: 4–2–2; road: 0–4–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
36 W January 2, 1999 2–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) 17–13–6 Recap
37 W January 4, 1999 5–1 Calgary Flames (1998–99) 18–13–6 Recap
38 W January 7, 1999 2–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) 19–13–6 Recap
39 L January 9, 1999 3–6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) 19–14–6 Recap
40 L January 15, 1999 1–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) 19–15–6 Recap
41 T January 16, 1999 2–2 OT Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) 19–15–7 Recap
42 W January 18, 1999 8–1 Nashville Predators (1998–99) 20–15–7 Recap
43 L January 21, 1999 1–3 Ottawa Senators (1998–99) 20–16–7 Recap
44 L January 26, 1999 1–4 @ New York Islanders (1998–99) 20–17–7 Recap
45 L January 28, 1999 0–2 New Jersey Devils (1998–99) 20–18–7 Recap
46 L January 30, 1999 2–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) 20–19–7 Recap
47 T January 31, 1999 0–0 OT Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) 20–19–8 Recap
February: 5–5–2 (home: 3–2–1; road: 2–3–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
48 L February 2, 1999 2–3 Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) 20–20–8 Recap
49 L February 4, 1999 4–5 New York Islanders (1998–99) 20–21–8 Recap
50 T February 6, 1999 2–2 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) 20–21–9 Recap
51 W February 7, 1999 3–2 New York Rangers (1998–99) 21–21–9 Recap
52 W February 9, 1999 2–0 @ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) 22–21–9 Recap
53 L February 12, 1999 3–4 @ Calgary Flames (1998–99) 22–22–9 Recap
54 L February 13, 1999 1–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) 22–23–9 Recap
55 L February 18, 1999 0–2 @ Ottawa Senators (1998–99) 22–24–9 Recap
56 W February 21, 1999 6–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 23–24–9 Recap
57 W February 23, 1999 5–2 Ottawa Senators (1998–99) 24–24–9 Recap
58 T February 25, 1999 3–3 OT New Jersey Devils (1998–99) 24–24–10 Recap
59 W February 27, 1999 4–3 Washington Capitals (1998–99) 25–24–10 Recap
March: 7–4–3 (home: 2–2–2; road: 5–2–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
60 W March 2, 1999 3–2 Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) 26–24–10 Recap
61 L March 3, 1999 1–2 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) 26–25–10 Recap
62 W March 5, 1999 4–1 @ New Jersey Devils (1998–99) 27–25–10 Recap
63 L March 7, 1999 1–3 New York Rangers (1998–99) 27–26–10 Recap
64 W March 9, 1999 2–0 Florida Panthers (1998–99) 28–26–10 Recap
65 W March 12, 1999 5–4 @ New York Rangers (1998–99) 29–26–10 Recap
66 L March 13, 1999 1–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) 29–27–10 Recap
67 W March 17, 1999 4–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) 30–27–10 Recap
68 T March 20, 1999 2–2 OT San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 30–27–11 Recap
69 W March 21, 1999 4–1 @ Washington Capitals (1998–99) 31–27–11 Recap
70 W March 24, 1999 3–0 @ Ottawa Senators (1998–99) 32–27–11 Recap
71 T March 25, 1999 3–3 OT Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 32–27–12 Recap
72 T March 27, 1999 2–2 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) 32–27–13 Recap
73 L March 30, 1999 1–2 OT Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) 32–28–13 Recap
April: 7–2–0 (home: 5–0–0; road: 2–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
74 W April 1, 1999 3–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 33–28–13 Recap
75 W April 3, 1999 3–0 Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) 34–28–13 Recap
76 W April 5, 1999 3–0 Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 35–28–13 Recap
77 W April 7, 1999 5–2 @ Florida Panthers (1998–99) 36–28–13 Recap
78 L April 8, 1999 0–3 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) 36–29–13 Recap
79 W April 10, 1999 3–2 Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) 37–29–13 Recap
80 W April 15, 1999 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) 38–29–13 Recap
81 W April 17, 1999 2–1 OT Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) 39–29–13 Recap
82 L April 18, 1999 1–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) 39–30–13 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

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1999 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (3) Carolina Hurricanes – Bruins win 4–2
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 W April 22, 1999 2–0 @ Carolina Hurricanes Bruins lead 1–0 Recap
2 L April 24, 1999 2–3 OT @ Carolina Hurricanes Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 L April 26, 1999 2–3 Carolina Hurricanes Hurricanes lead 2–1 Recap
4 W April 28, 1999 4–1 Carolina Hurricanes Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 W April 30, 1999 4–3 2OT @ Carolina Hurricanes Bruins lead 3–2 Recap
6 W May 2, 1999 2–0 Carolina Hurricanes Bruins win 4–2 Recap
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (7) Buffalo Sabres – Sabres win 4–2
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 W May 6, 1999 4–2 Buffalo Sabres Bruins lead 1–0 Recap
2 L May 9, 1999 1–3 Buffalo Sabres Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 L May 12, 1999 2–3 @ Buffalo Sabres Sabres lead 2–1 Recap
4 L May 14, 1999 0–3 @ Buffalo Sabres Sabres lead 3–1 Recap
5 W May 16, 1999 5–3 Buffalo Sabres Sabres lead 3–2 Recap
6 L May 18, 1999 2–3 @ Buffalo Sabres Sabres win 4–2 Recap
Legend:

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Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
41 Jason Allison C 82 23 53 76 5 68 12 2 9 11 1 6
12 Dmitri Khristich LW 79 29 42 71 11 48 12 3 4 7 1 6
77 Ray Bourque D 81 10 47 57 −7 34 12 1 9 10 1 14
14 Sergei Samsonov LW 79 25 26 51 −6 18 11 3 1 4 3 0
6 Joe Thornton C 81 16 25 41 3 69 11 3 6 9 1 4
33 Anson Carter C 55 24 16 40 7 22 12 4 3 7 −3 0
23 Steve Heinze RW 73 22 18 40 7 30 12 4 3 7 −1 0
18 Kyle McLaren D 52 6 18 24 1 48 12 0 3 3 4 10
19 Rob DiMaio C 71 7 14 21 −14 95 12 2 0 2 2 8
20 Darren Van Impe D 60 5 15 20 −5 66 11 1 2 3 −3 4
11 P. J. Axelsson LW 77 7 10 17 −14 18 12 1 1 2 −1 4
42 Peter Ferraro C 46 6 8 14 10 44 — — — — — —
36 Grant Ledyard D 47 4 8 12 −8 33 2 0 0 0 −1 2
32 Don Sweeney D 81 2 10 12 14 64 11 3 0 3 2 6
26 Tim Taylor C 49 4 7 11 −10 55 12 0 3 3 1 8
25 Hal Gill D 80 3 7 10 −10 63 12 0 0 0 −1 14
17 Shawn Bates C 33 5 4 9 3 2 12 0 0 0 −1 4
38[a] Chris Taylor C 37 3 5 8 −3 12 — — — — — —
10 Cameron Mann RW 33 5 2 7 0 17 1 0 0 0 0 0
27 Landon Wilson RW 22 3 3 6 0 17 — — — — — —
44 Dave Ellett D 54 0 6 6 11 25 8 0 0 0 0 4
37 Mattias Timander D 22 0 6 6 4 10 4 1 1 2 3 2
16 Ken Belanger† LW 45 1 4 5 −2 152 12 1 0 1 2 16
22 Ken Baumgartner LW 69 1 3 4 −6 119 3 0 0 0 0 0
21 Ted Donato‡ LW 14 1 3 4 0 4 — — — — — —
57 Antti Laaksonen LW 11 1 2 3 −1 2 — — — — — —
34 Byron Dafoe G 68 0 2 2 25 12 0 0 0 2
21 Randy Robitaille C 4 0 2 2 −1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
28[b] Andre Savage C 6 1 0 1 2 0 — — — — — —
55 Jonathan Girard D 3 0 0 0 1 0 — — — — — —
51 Jay Henderson LW 4 0 0 0 −1 2 — — — — — —
61 Marquis Mathieu† C 9 0 0 0 −1 8 — — — — — —
72 Eric Nickulas C 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
56 Peter Nordstrom C 2 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
53 Brandon Smith D 5 0 0 0 2 0 — — — — — —
35 Robbie Tallas G 17 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
29 Dennis Vaske D 3 0 0 0 −3 6 — — — — — —
71 Terry Virtue D 4 0 0 0 2 0 — — — — — —

Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP GS W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP GS W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
34 Byron Dafoe 68 67 32 23 11 1,800 133 2.00 .926 10 4,001:17 12 12 6 6 330 26 1.98 .921 2 767:58
35 Robbie Tallas 17 15 7 7 2 421 43 2.61 .898 1 986:53 — — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		Lester Patrick Trophy Harry Sinden [6]
NHL Second All-Star Team Ray Bourque (Defense) [7]
Byron Dafoe (Goaltender)
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Ray Bourque[c] [9]
Dmitri Khristich
NHL Player of the Month Byron Dafoe (April) [10]
NHL Player of the Week Ray Bourque (December 21) [11]
Team Elizabeth C. Dufresne Trophy Byron Dafoe [12]
Seventh Player Award Byron Dafoe [12]
Three Stars Awards Byron Dafoe (1st) [13]
Ray Bourque (2nd)
Jason Allison (3rd)

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Antti Laaksonen October 10, 1998 [14]
Peter Nordstrom
Jonathan Girard October 18, 1998
Jay Henderson October 28, 1998
Marquis Mathieu
Eric Nickulas January 7, 1999
Andre Savage
Brandon Smith January 9, 1999
Terry Virtue January 16, 1999

Transactions

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Draft picks

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Boston's draft picks at the 1998 NHL entry draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.[15]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
2 48 Jonathan Girard D  Canada Laval Titan Collège Français (QMJHL)
21 52 Bobby Allen D  United States Boston College (Hockey East)
3 78 Peter Nordstrom LW  Sweden Färjestad BK (Sweden)
5 135 Andrew Raycroft G  Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
6 165 Ryan Milanovic LW  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
Notes
  1. The Bruins acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 1, 1997 that sent Bill Ranford, Adam Oates and Rick Tocchet to Washington in exchange for Jason Allison, Jim Carey, Anson Carter, a third-round pick in 1997 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).
  • The Bruins first-round pick went to the Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on November 22, 1996 that sent Landon Wilson and Anders Myrvold to Boston in exchange for this pick (19th overall).
  • The Bruins fourth-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 18, 1998 that sent Doug Bodger to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick (105th overall).
Los Angeles previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 29, 1997 that sent Byron Dafoe and Dmitri Khristich to Boston in exchange for Jozef Stumpel, Sandy Moger and this pick.
  • The Bruins seventh-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on June 21, 1997 that sent Mike Sullivan to Boston in exchange for this pick (192nd overall).
  • The Bruins eighth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on March 3, 1998 that sent Grant Ledyard to Boston in exchange for this pick (219th overall).
  • The Bruins ninth-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent and ninth-round pick in 1999 to Boston in exchange for this pick (250th overall).

Notes

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  1. ^ Taylor wore number 50 through November 14.
  2. ^ Savage wore number 54 in his first two games.
  3. ^ Bourque was voted to the starting lineup.[8]

References

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  • "Boston Bruins 1998-99 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  • "1998-99 Boston Bruins Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  • Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Toronto: Dan Diamond & Associates. ISBN 978-1-894801-22-5.
  1. ^ "1998-99 NHL Goalie Statistics".
  2. ^ "1998-99 NHL Summary".
  3. ^ Dinger 2011, p. 155.
  4. ^ "1998-1999 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  5. ^ a b "1998-99 Boston Bruins Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  6. ^ "Lester Patrick Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  7. ^ "Postseason All-Star Teams". records.nhl.com. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  8. ^ "NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)". NHL.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  9. ^ "1999 NHL All-Star Game Rosters". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  10. ^ "Dafoe Is Player of the Month". NHL.com. April 19, 1999. Archived from the original on November 11, 1999. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  11. ^ "Boston's Bourque is Player of the Week". NHL.com. December 21, 1998. Archived from the original on October 3, 1999. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  12. ^ a b Boston Bruins 2014–15 Guide & Record Book, p.239
  13. ^ Boston Bruins 2014–15 Guide & Record Book, p. 239–40
  14. ^ "1998-99 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  15. ^ "1998 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
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