Stanley Cup Finals games

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NHL postseason game ice hockey championship game

Stanley Cup Finals games are the championship matchups that determine the annual winner of the National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Stanley Cup Finals games canonical	2
Stanley Cup Finals hockey game	1
Stanley Cup playoffs	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12880987 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Stanley Cup Finals games
Context triple: [Pepsi Center, hostedEvent, Stanley Cup Finals games]

A. NHL playoffs
The NHL playoffs are the National Hockey League’s annual postseason elimination tournament that determines the winner of the Stanley Cup.
B. Stanley Cup Finals 1995
The 1995 Stanley Cup Finals was the National Hockey League championship series in which the New Jersey Devils swept the Detroit Red Wings to win their first Stanley Cup title.
C. 2016 Stanley Cup Finals
The 2016 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series in which the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the San Jose Sharks to win the Stanley Cup.
D. 2017 Stanley Cup Finals
The 2017 Stanley Cup Finals was the National Hockey League championship series in which the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Nashville Predators to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup.
E. Stanley Cup Finals 2002
The 2002 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series in which the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Carolina Hurricanes to win the Stanley Cup.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Stanley Cup Finals games
Target entity description: Stanley Cup Finals games are the championship matchups that determine the annual winner of the National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup.

A. NHL playoffs
The NHL playoffs are the National Hockey League’s annual postseason elimination tournament that determines the winner of the Stanley Cup.
B. Stanley Cup Finals 1995
The 1995 Stanley Cup Finals was the National Hockey League championship series in which the New Jersey Devils swept the Detroit Red Wings to win their first Stanley Cup title.
C. 2016 Stanley Cup Finals
The 2016 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series in which the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the San Jose Sharks to win the Stanley Cup.
D. 2017 Stanley Cup Finals
The 2017 Stanley Cup Finals was the National Hockey League championship series in which the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Nashville Predators to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup.
E. Stanley Cup Finals 2002
The 2002 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series in which the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Carolina Hurricanes to win the Stanley Cup.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NHL postseason game ⓘ ice hockey championship game ⓘ
associatedWith	Conn Smythe Trophy presentation ⓘ Stanley Cup presentation ceremony ⓘ
audienceType	global sports audience ⓘ
broadcastOn	internet streaming ⓘ radio ⓘ television ⓘ
category	NHL playoff games ⓘ championship sporting events ⓘ
competitionLevel	major league ⓘ professional ⓘ
decides	winner of Stanley Cup Finals series ⓘ
determines	Stanley Cup champion ⓘ
earlierFormatsIncluded	best-of-five series ⓘ best-of-three series ⓘ two-game total-goals series ⓘ
feature	sudden-death overtime in playoff games ⓘ
follows	NHL Conference Finals ⓘ linked to: NHL playoffs
format	best-of-seven series ⓘ
genderCategory	men's professional sports ⓘ
governedByRuleset	NHL rules ⓘ
historicallyPlayedBy	NHL champion ⓘ challenger team ⓘ
notableTrophy	Stanley Cup ⓘ
organizedBy	National Hockey League ⓘ
partOf	National Hockey League playoffs ⓘ linked to: NHL playoffs Stanley Cup Finals ⓘ linked to: NHL playoffs
playedBy	NHL Eastern Conference champion ⓘ linked to: Eastern Conference titles (NHL) NHL Western Conference champion ⓘ linked to: NHL Western Conference
precedes	NHL offseason ⓘ linked to: NHL free agency
region	North America ⓘ
scoringSystem	goals ⓘ
seasonOfPlay	NHL postseason ⓘ linked to: NHL playoffs
sport	ice hockey ⓘ
surface	ice rink ⓘ
teamSizeOnIce	six skaters including goaltender per side ⓘ
typicalMonthPlayed	June ⓘ May ⓘ
usesEquipment	goaltender equipment ⓘ ice hockey stick ⓘ puck ⓘ
usesOfficials	linesmen ⓘ referees ⓘ
usesTrophy	Stanley Cup ⓘ
venueType	indoor ice hockey arena ⓘ
winnerReceives	championship rings ⓘ engraving on Stanley Cup ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pepsi Center → hostedEvent → Stanley Cup Finals games ⓘ

NHL Player of the Month → notAwardedFor → Stanley Cup playoffs ⓘ

linked to: Stanley Cup Finals games

Olympia Stadium, Detroit → hostedEvent → Stanley Cup Finals games ⓘ

Sudden Death → settingIncludes → Stanley Cup Finals hockey game ⓘ