A rules card for Hockey states a law. A record states a result. They are not the same kind of number. This Hockey guide keeps 2005 shootout as the worked example and 3 rounds in a bout as the count held still, and it names NHL because the public frame reaches back to 2005.
3 rounds in a bout belongs with the law when NHL wrote it, while 2005 shootout is a result you read beside the record. The reference year for the law here is 2005. Say that figure out loud, then open the era control or the linked section on purpose. This is a reading of the Hockey atlas, not a bet, not a prediction, and not an official NHL ranking.
Pick two names from this sport’s all-time list. The larger number in each shared stat is highlighted.
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Start with "What the rules card is for". For Hockey, the concrete case is 2005 shootout, and the count you hold still is 3 rounds in a bout. NHL is the body named here; 2005 is the reference year, so you are reading a published frame rather than inventing a rank.
The next check is "What the record book is for". Keep 2005 shootout in view while 3 rounds in a bout stays the unit, because mixing a different count would make the Hockey comparison look sharper than it is. NHL has been the public frame since 2005.
Pause on "A number that is a law, not a result" before you treat every prize as the same kind of fact. 2005 shootout is the example, 3 rounds in a bout is the count, and NHL does not ask this atlas to publish an official Hockey order. The reference year is 2005.
Close the loop with "A number that is a result, not a law". After you can say 2005 shootout and 3 rounds in a bout out loud, open the linked Hockey section. The anchors remain NHL and 2005. This page still does not forecast a result.
This page shows how to read the Hockey comparison around 2005. It is not an official NHL ranking, not a prediction, and not a betting note.
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