NHL regular season
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The NHL regular season is the main portion of the National Hockey League schedule in which teams play a set number of games to determine standings and qualification for the postseason.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NHL regular season canonical | 18 |
| National Hockey League season | 2 |
| NHL regular-season division championship | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T319350 — 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)
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Target entity: NHL regular season Context triple: [NHL playoffs, follows, NHL regular season]
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A.
NHL playoffs
The NHL playoffs are the National Hockey League’s annual postseason elimination tournament that determines the winner of the Stanley Cup.
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B.
NHL
NHL is the common abbreviation for National Historic Landmark, a designation given by the U.S. government to places of exceptional historical significance.
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C.
NHL Winter Classic
The NHL Winter Classic is an annual outdoor regular-season National Hockey League game, typically held on or around New Year’s Day in iconic open-air venues.
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D.
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is a premier professional ice hockey league in North America, featuring teams from the United States and Canada competing for the Stanley Cup.
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E.
NHL on TNT
NHL on TNT is a U.S. television broadcast package that features live National Hockey League games, studio shows, and related coverage on the TNT cable network.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: NHL regular season Target entity description: The NHL regular season is the main portion of the National Hockey League schedule in which teams play a set number of games to determine standings and qualification for the postseason.
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A.
NHL playoffs
The NHL playoffs are the National Hockey League’s annual postseason elimination tournament that determines the winner of the Stanley Cup.
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B.
NHL
NHL is the common abbreviation for National Historic Landmark, a designation given by the U.S. government to places of exceptional historical significance.
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C.
NHL Winter Classic
The NHL Winter Classic is an annual outdoor regular-season National Hockey League game, typically held on or around New Year’s Day in iconic open-air venues.
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D.
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is a premier professional ice hockey league in North America, featuring teams from the United States and Canada competing for the Stanley Cup.
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E.
NHL on TNT
NHL on TNT is a U.S. television broadcast package that features live National Hockey League games, studio shows, and related coverage on the TNT cable network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ice hockey season
ⓘ
sports season ⓘ |
| awardAssociated |
Art Ross Trophy
ⓘ
Calder Memorial Trophy ⓘ Hart Memorial Trophy ⓘ Jack Adams Award ⓘ James Norris Memorial Trophy ⓘ Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy ⓘ Vezina Trophy ⓘ |
| broadcastOn |
national television networks in Canada
ⓘ
national television networks in the United States ⓘ regional sports networks ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | round-robin schedule ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| determines |
Presidents' Trophy winner
ⓘ
linked to:
Presidents' Trophy
home-ice advantage in playoffs ⓘ playoff seeding ⓘ |
| feature |
divisional games
ⓘ
inter-conference games ⓘ intra-conference games ⓘ |
| followedBy | NHL playoffs ⓘ |
| follows | NHL preseason ⓘ |
| gameCountPerTeam | 82 games in modern era ⓘ |
| governingRules | NHL rulebook ⓘ |
| hasStandingsBy |
conference
ⓘ
division ⓘ league ⓘ |
| historicalStart | 1917–18 NHL season ⓘ |
| includes |
Heritage Classic in some seasons
ⓘ
linked to:
Heritage Classic
NHL Stadium Series in some seasons ⓘ NHL Winter Classic in some seasons ⓘ outdoor games in some seasons ⓘ |
| involves | all active NHL member clubs ⓘ |
| location | NHL arenas in North America ⓘ |
| organizer | National Hockey League ⓘ |
| partOf | National Hockey League schedule ⓘ |
| purpose |
determine league standings
ⓘ
determine playoff qualification ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| statisticsTracked |
assists
ⓘ
goals ⓘ goals-against average ⓘ penalty minutes ⓘ plus-minus ⓘ points ⓘ save percentage ⓘ shutouts ⓘ wins for goaltenders ⓘ |
| teamCount | 32 teams in modern era ⓘ |
| timeframe | typically runs from October to April ⓘ |
| uses |
overtime and shootout to break ties in regular-season games
ⓘ
points system for standings ⓘ salary cap era rules in modern seasons ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: NHL regular season Description of subject: The NHL regular season is the main portion of the National Hockey League schedule in which teams play a set number of games to determine standings and qualification for the postseason.
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