NHL playoffs

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elimination tournament ice hockey competition postseason tournament sports tournament

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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All labels observed (17)

Label	Occurrences
Stanley Cup playoffs	34
NHL playoffs canonical	30
Stanley Cup Finals	20
Stanley Cup Final	3
National Hockey League playoffs	2
Stanley Cup Playoffs	2
Stanley Cup playoff games	2
2018 Stanley Cup playoffs	1
NHL Stanley Cup Finals	1
NHL Stanley Cup Finals games	1
NHL Stanley Cup playoffs	1
NHL playoffs with Anaheim Ducks	1
National Hockey League championship (modern era)	1
Stanley Cup Final (shared rights)	1
Stanley Cup Finals games	1
Stanley Cup Playoffs qualification	1
Stanley Cup playoff series	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T28894 — 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: NHL playoffs
Context triple: [Stanley Cup, sportSeason, NHL playoffs]

A. Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoff winner and is one of the most iconic and historic trophies in professional sports.
B. 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.
C. NHL Entry Draft
The NHL Entry Draft is the annual event in which National Hockey League teams select rights to eligible amateur ice hockey players from around the world.
D. NHL All-Star Game 1997
The NHL All-Star Game 1997 was the league’s midseason exhibition showcase featuring its top players competing in a star-studded matchup.
E. NHL All-Star Game 1993
The NHL All-Star Game 1993 was the league’s annual midseason exhibition showcase featuring its top players competing in a star-studded matchup.
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: NHL playoffs
Target entity description: The NHL playoffs are the National Hockey League’s annual postseason elimination tournament that determines the winner of the Stanley Cup.

A. Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoff winner and is one of the most iconic and historic trophies in professional sports.
B. 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.
C. NHL Entry Draft
The NHL Entry Draft is the annual event in which National Hockey League teams select rights to eligible amateur ice hockey players from around the world.
D. NHL All-Star Game 1997
The NHL All-Star Game 1997 was the league’s midseason exhibition showcase featuring its top players competing in a star-studded matchup.
E. NHL All-Star Game 1993
The NHL All-Star Game 1993 was the league’s annual midseason exhibition showcase featuring its top players competing in a star-studded matchup.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	elimination tournament ⓘ ice hockey competition ⓘ postseason tournament ⓘ sports tournament ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Stanley Cup playoffs ⓘ linked to: NHL playoffs
broadcastInCountry	Canada ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
competitionForTrophy	Stanley Cup ⓘ
conference	Eastern Conference ⓘ Western Conference ⓘ
conferenceChampionTrophy	Clarence S. Campbell Bowl ⓘ Prince of Wales Trophy ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
determinesWinnerOf	Stanley Cup ⓘ
earliestSeason	1917–18 NHL season ⓘ
finalSeries	Stanley Cup Final ⓘ linked to: Stanley Cup
follows	NHL regular season ⓘ
formerlyInvolved	interleague competition with Pacific Coast Hockey Association ⓘ interleague competition with Western Canada Hockey League ⓘ
founded	1918 ⓘ
governingBody	NHL Board of Governors ⓘ
hasPlayoffMVP	Conn Smythe Trophy ⓘ
hasSeeding	yes ⓘ
hasTrophy	Clarence S. Campbell Bowl ⓘ Prince of Wales Trophy ⓘ
homeIceAdvantageBasedOn	regular season performance ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ
numberOfConferences	2 ⓘ
numberOfTeams	16 ⓘ
organizer	National Hockey League ⓘ
overtimeContinuesUntil	first goal scored ⓘ
overtimeFormat	5-on-5 skaters plus goalies ⓘ
overtimePeriodLength	20 minutes ⓘ
overtimeRule	sudden death overtime ⓘ
partOf	National Hockey League season ⓘ
qualificationBasedOn	regular season standings ⓘ
round	Conference Finals ⓘ First Round ⓘ Second Round ⓘ Stanley Cup Final ⓘ linked to: NHL playoffs
sport	ice hockey ⓘ
typicalEndMonth	June ⓘ
typicalStartMonth	April ⓘ
usesFormat	best-of-seven series ⓘ bracket-style elimination ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (103)

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

Stanley Cup → sportSeason → NHL playoffs ⓘ

National Hockey League → championshipName → Stanley Cup Finals ⓘ

linked to: NHL playoffs

TD Garden → notableEventHosted → Stanley Cup Finals games ⓘ

linked to: NHL playoffs

Boston Garden → hostedEvent → Stanley Cup Finals ⓘ

linked to: NHL playoffs

Stanley Cup trustees → jurisdiction → National Hockey League championship (modern era) ⓘ

linked to: NHL playoffs

The Cup → competition → National Hockey League playoffs ⓘ

linked to: NHL playoffs

NHL playoffs → round → Stanley Cup Final ⓘ

linked to: NHL playoffs

NHL playoffs → alsoKnownAs → Stanley Cup playoffs ⓘ

linked to: NHL playoffs

Conn Smythe Trophy → competition → Stanley Cup playoffs ⓘ

linked to: NHL playoffs

Eastern Conference (NHL) → winnerAdvancesTo → Stanley Cup Finals ⓘ

subject linked to: Eastern Conference

linked to: NHL playoffs

John Carlson → participatedIn → 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs ⓘ

linked to: NHL playoffs

Maple Leaf Gardens → hostedEvent → Stanley Cup Finals ⓘ

linked to: NHL playoffs

Campbell Conference → finalWinnerAdvancesTo → Stanley Cup Finals ⓘ

linked to: NHL playoffs

Western Conference (NHL) → conferenceFinalWinnerQualifiesFor → Stanley Cup Finals ⓘ

subject linked to: Western Conference

linked to: NHL playoffs

NHL on TNT → hasRightsFor → Stanley Cup Final (shared rights) ⓘ

linked to: NHL playoffs

Chicago Stadium → hostedEvent → Stanley Cup Finals ⓘ

linked to: NHL playoffs

NHL regular season → followedBy → NHL playoffs ⓘ

Prince of Wales Trophy → competition → NHL Stanley Cup playoffs ⓘ

linked to: NHL playoffs

Denis Savard → playedIn → NHL playoffs ⓘ

Sergei Brylin → participantIn → Stanley Cup playoffs ⓘ

linked to: NHL playoffs

Crypto.com Arena → notableEvent → NHL Stanley Cup Finals games ⓘ

linked to: NHL playoffs

Mark Howe → playedIn → Stanley Cup Finals ⓘ

linked to: NHL playoffs

NHL Eastern Conference → competition → Stanley Cup playoffs ⓘ

linked to: NHL playoffs

NHL Eastern Conference → winnerAdvancesTo → Stanley Cup Finals ⓘ

linked to: NHL playoffs

Daniel Brière → participantIn → Stanley Cup playoffs ⓘ

linked to: NHL playoffs

New York Rangers–New York Islanders rivalry → hasPlayoffMeetings → Stanley Cup playoffs ⓘ

linked to: NHL playoffs

Washington Capitals–Pittsburgh Penguins rivalry → competitionType → Stanley Cup playoffs ⓘ

linked to: NHL playoffs

Steven Stamkos → participatesIn → NHL playoffs ⓘ

Andrei Vasilevskiy → participatesIn → Stanley Cup playoffs ⓘ

linked to: NHL playoffs

The Garden → hostedEventType → Stanley Cup playoff games ⓘ

linked to: NHL playoffs

Norris Division → competitionFormat → Stanley Cup Playoffs qualification ⓘ

linked to: NHL playoffs

Jamie Benn → participantIn → NHL playoffs ⓘ

Ed Belfour → playedIn → NHL playoffs ⓘ

1946–47 NHL season → partOf → Stanley Cup playoffs ⓘ

linked to: NHL playoffs

Game 6 → typicalContext → NHL playoffs ⓘ

Bell Centre → notableEventType → Stanley Cup playoff games ⓘ

linked to: NHL playoffs

Mike Emrick → coveredCompetition → Stanley Cup Finals ⓘ

linked to: NHL playoffs

Kevin Dineen → participatedIn → NHL playoffs ⓘ

Steve Staios → playedIn → Stanley Cup Finals ⓘ

linked to: NHL playoffs

Jonathan Huberdeau → participatesIn → NHL playoffs ⓘ

Western Conference First Round → partOf → Stanley Cup playoffs ⓘ

linked to: NHL playoffs

Western Conference First Round → advancesUltimatelyToward → Stanley Cup Final ⓘ

linked to: NHL playoffs

Western Conference First Round → occursDuring → NHL playoffs ⓘ

NHL Western Conference → conferenceChampionQualifiesFor → Stanley Cup Finals ⓘ

linked to: NHL playoffs

Western Conference Final → partOf → Stanley Cup playoffs ⓘ

linked to: NHL playoffs

Western Conference Final → winnerAdvancesTo → Stanley Cup Final ⓘ

linked to: NHL playoffs

Montreal Forum → hostedEventType → Stanley Cup Finals ⓘ

subject linked to: The Forum

linked to: NHL playoffs

The Old Barn → associatedCompetition → Stanley Cup playoffs ⓘ

linked to: NHL playoffs

Ken Dryden → participatedIn → Stanley Cup Finals ⓘ

subject linked to: Ken

linked to: NHL playoffs

Jack Adams Award → associatedCompetition → Stanley Cup playoffs ⓘ

linked to: NHL playoffs

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