WARNING: THERE ARE PUCKDOKU SPOILERS AHEAD. DO NOT CONTINUE SCROLLING IF YOU DON’T WANT TODAY’S PUZZLE SPOILED FOR YOU.
The new game “puckdoku” is taking the hockey world by storm. Here’s how it works. There’s a 3×3 grid, and each row and column are marked with either a team or a statistic of some sort. You have to guess players who meet the criteria for both the column and the row for the square you’re on. For example…if your square is in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ column and the St. Louis Blue row…Ryan O’Reilly would work. If it’s in the Washington Capitals column and the row says “40+ goals in a season”, Alex Ovechkin would work. You can play the daily Puckdoku puzzle here:
There’s also a rarity score in the form of a percentage next to the player you guess…the lower the percentage, the more rare the guess. Once you start getting used to the game, you want to shoot for a low rarity score.
Without further ado, here are some hints for today’s puckdoku puzzle.
Jets/Predators: Player is a top-5 pick from 2010
Kings/Predators: Player has only played for these two teams so far in his career
Devils/Predators: Player is a three-time all-star and Norris Trophy winner
Jets/Canadiens: Player was a first round pick of the Buffalo Sabres
Kings/Canadiens: Player went to the Cup final with the Canadiens in 2021
Devils/Canadiens: Player spent seven years with the Detroit Red Wings before playing for either of these teams
Jets 5+ teams played career: Player’s father is one of the all-time great Slovak forwards
Kings 5+ teams played career: Player helped lead the Kings to a Stanley Cup in 2013-14 after being acquired from the Blue Jackets
Devils 5+ teams played career: Player’s career spanned parts of 28 seasons with nine different teams
The most popular answers to today’s Puckdoku puzzle are below this picture of referees. Don’t scroll if you don’t want spoilers!
Jets/Predators: Nino Niederreiter
Kings/Predators: Viktor Arvidsson
Devils/Predators: P.K. Subban
Jets/Canadiens: Joel Armia
Kings/Canadiens: Phillip Danault
Devils/Canadiens: Tomas Tatar
Jets 5+ teams played career: Paul Stastny
Kings 5+ teams played career: Marian Gaborik
Devils 5+ teams played career: Jaromir Jagr
