Stanley Cup Finals games
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Stanley Cup Finals games are the championship matchups that determine the annual winner of the National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stanley Cup Finals games canonical | 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)
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Target entity: Stanley Cup Finals games Context triple: [Pepsi Center, hostedEvent, Stanley Cup Finals games]
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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)
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | best-of-seven series ⓘ |
| genderCategory | men's professional sports ⓘ |
| governedByRuleset | NHL rules ⓘ |
| historicallyPlayedBy |
NHL champion
ⓘ
challenger team ⓘ |
| notableTrophy | Stanley Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedBy | National Hockey League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
National Hockey League playoffs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stanley Cup Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedBy |
NHL Eastern Conference champion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NHL Western Conference champion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | NHL offseason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| scoringSystem | goals ⓘ |
| seasonOfPlay | NHL postseason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| venueType | indoor ice hockey arena ⓘ |
| winnerReceives |
championship rings
ⓘ
engraving on Stanley Cup ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stanley Cup Finals games Description of subject: Stanley Cup Finals games are the championship matchups that determine the annual winner of the National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Stanley Cup playoffs