NHL Eastern Conference

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The NHL Eastern Conference is one of the two conferences in the National Hockey League, comprising teams primarily based in the eastern regions of North America that compete for a spot in the Stanley Cup Finals.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NHL conference
sports conference
competition NHL playoffs
surface form: Stanley Cup playoffs
conferenceCounterpart NHL Western Conference
continent North America
country Canada
United States of America
surface form: United States
finalSeriesQualifierFor Stanley Cup
surface form: Stanley Cup Finals
foundedAsCurrentFormat 2013
genderCategory men's
governingBody National Hockey League
hasDivision Atlantic Division
Metropolitan Division
hasNumberOfTeams 16
hasTeam Boston Bruins
Buffalo Sabres
Carolina Hurricanes
Columbus Blue Jackets
Detroit Red Wings
Florida Panthers
Montreal Canadiens
New Jersey Devils
New York Islanders
New York Rangers
Ottawa Senators
Philadelphia Flyers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Tampa Bay Lightning
Toronto Maple Leafs
Washington Capitals
includesCanadianRegions Ontario
Quebec, Canada
surface form: Quebec
includesUSRegions Mid-Atlantic
Northeast
Southeast
levelOnPyramid top tier
partOf National Hockey League
playoffFormat best-of-seven series
playoffTrophy Prince of Wales Trophy
previousName Prince of Wales Conference
professionalStatus professional
region Eastern United States
surface form: Eastern North America
renamedToEasternConference 1993
seasonStructure regular season and playoffs
sport ice hockey
winnerAdvancesTo NHL playoffs
surface form: Stanley Cup Finals

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John Carlson playsIn NHL Eastern Conference
Metropolitan Division regionLeague NHL Eastern Conference
this entity surface form: Eastern Conference of NHL
Western Conference hasRivalConference NHL Eastern Conference
subject surface form: Western Conference (NHL)
this entity surface form: Eastern Conference (NHL)
The Blue and White associatedWithLeagueDivision NHL Eastern Conference
Eastern Conference All-Stars playerSource NHL Eastern Conference
this entity surface form: NHL Eastern Conference franchises
Caniacs supportsConference NHL Eastern Conference
Moritz Seider playsInConference NHL Eastern Conference
Paul Stastny playedIn NHL Eastern Conference
this entity surface form: Eastern Conference (NHL)