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, designed by TSN/Athletic Insider Chris Johnston. You can play the game for yourself here.
Capitals/Flyers: He had a fan group that followed him from game to game wearing his many different jerseys
Kings/Flyers: He had a stop with the Columbus Blue Jackets in between these two teams
Flyers/played with Mark Recchi: He was a first overall pick in the 1990s
Capitals/Hurricanes: He scored 30+ goals three times in his NHL career
Kings/Hurricanes: His nickname is “Mr. Game 7”
Hurricanes/played with Mark Recchi: He is currently an NHL head coach
Capitals/1000+ career GP: He’s one of the most prolific goal scorers of this generation
Kings/1000+ career GP: He’s the greatest Slovenian player to ever live
Played with Mark Recchi/1000+ career GP: He is a two-time Cup champion and a four-time all-star
The most popular answers to today’s Puckdoku puzzle are below this picture of referees. Don’t scroll if you don’t want spoilers!
Capitals/Flyers: Jaromir Jagr
Kings/Flyers: Jeff Carter
Flyers/played with Mark Recchi: Eric Lindros
Capitals/Hurricanes: Alexander Semin
Kings/Hurricanes: Justin Williams
Hurricanes/played with Mark Recchi: Rod Brind’Amour
Capitals/1000+ career GP: Alex Ovechkin
Kings/1000+ career GP: Anze Kopitar
Played with Mark Recchi/1000+ career GP: Ron Francis
