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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 13: Sergei Bobrovsky #72 of the Florida Panthers sits in the crease after Mark Stone #61 of the Vegas Golden Knights scored an empty-net hat trick goal against the Florida Panthers during the third period in Game Five of the 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena on June 13, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Just Pull The Goalie Earlier Next Time

Barry Petchesky

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - June 13: &lt;&gt; at T-Mobile Arena on June 13, {year6} in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Zak Krill/NHLI via Getty Images)

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