Eastern Conference

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NHL conference sports conference

The Eastern Conference is one of the two conferences in the National Hockey League (NHL), comprising teams primarily based in the eastern regions of North America.

Aliases (9)

Eastern Conference (NHL) ×44
Atlantic Division ×1
Eastern Conference All-Stars ×1
Eastern Conference Final ×1
Eastern Conference First Round ×1
Eastern Conference vs Western Conference ×1
Eastern Conference vs. Western Conference ×1
Metropolitan Division ×1
NHL Eastern Conference ×1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NHL conference → sports conference →
competitionFormat	regular season and playoffs →
conferenceFinalTrophy	Prince of Wales Trophy →
continent	North America →
country	Canada → United States →
determines	one Stanley Cup Finalist →
genderCategory	men's →
geographicalOrientation	eastern →
governingBody	National Hockey League →
hasDivision	Atlantic Division → Metropolitan Division →
hasPlayoffRound	Eastern Conference Final → Eastern Conference First Round → Eastern Conference Second Round →
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 →
league	NHL →
level	top tier professional →
numberOfDivisions	2 →
numberOfTeams	16 →
parallelTo	Western Conference (NHL) →
partOf	National Hockey League →
playoffQualification	top teams by regular season points →
professional	true →
sport	ice hockey →
teamSport	true →
teamsRegion	eastern North America →
winnerAdvancesTo	Stanley Cup Finals →

Referenced by (67)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
1994 NHL All-Star Game → 2001–02 AHL season → 2008–09 NHL season → Atlanta Thrashers → Atlantic Division → Bolts → Boston Bruins → Buffalo Sabres → Carolina Hurricanes → Columbus Blue Jackets → Detroit Red Wings → Florida Panthers → MTL → Metropolitan Division → Montreal Canadiens → NHL Metropolitan Division → NHL playoffs → New Jersey Devils → New York Islanders → New York Islanders → New York Rangers → New York Rangers–New Jersey Devils rivalry → OTT → Ottawa Senators → PIT → Philadelphia Flyers → Philadelphia Flyers–Pittsburgh Penguins rivalry → Pittsburgh Penguins → Providence Bruins → Southeast Division (NHL) → Springfield Thunderbirds → Tampa Bay Lightning → Toronto Maple Leafs → Washington Capitals → Washington Capitals–Pittsburgh Penguins rivalry →	conference
Aleksander Barkov → Alex Ovechkin ("NHL Eastern Conference") → Brad Marchand → New York Islanders → Steven Stamkos →	playsIn
Andrei Vasilevskiy → Auston Matthews → Victor Hedman →	playsInConference
@Senators → Iceburgh → Slapshot →	teamConference
Boston Bruins ("Atlantic Division") → Washington Capitals ("Metropolitan Division") →	division
Eastern Conference (NHL) ("Eastern Conference First Round") → Eastern Conference (NHL) ("Eastern Conference Final") →	hasPlayoffRound
Metropolitan Division → NHL Metropolitan Division →	partOf
Les Habitants →	associatedWithConference
1999 Stanley Cup Finals →	BuffaloSabresConference
National Hockey League →	confederation
1997 NHL All-Star Game →	conference1
New York Rangers–New York Islanders rivalry →	conferenceContext
1996 NHL All-Star Game ("Eastern Conference vs Western Conference") →	conferenceFormat
Washington Capitals →	conferenceTitle
Prince of Wales Trophy →	currentConference
1994 NHL All-Star Game ("Eastern Conference vs. Western Conference") →	format
1994 NHL All-Star Game ("Eastern Conference All-Stars") →	homeTeam
1994 NHL All-Star Game →	hostConference
1994 NHL All-Star Game →	MVPConference
Norris Division →	realignedInto
1997 NHL All-Star Game →	skillsCompetitionWinner
1997 NHL All-Star Game →	winner