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. You can play the game for yourself here.
Blackhawks/Oilers: He’s a two-time Norris Trophy winner
Sharks/Oilers: He was originally a first round pick of the Atlanta Thrashers
Predators/Oilers: He was acquired by the Oilers at last year’s trade deadline
Blackhawks/Flyers: He’s a five-time all-star and won a Cup with the Blackhawks in 2015
Sharks/Flyers: He’s one of the top-5 highest-scoring Americans of all-time
Predators/Flyers: He’s best known for his time with the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche
Blackhawks/10+ playoff GP career: He recently signed with a team in the Atlantic Division
Sharks/10+ playoff GP career: He was originally a first round pick of the Boston Bruins
Predators/10+ playoff GP career: He’s the franchise’s greatest goaltender of all time
The most popular answers to today’s Puckdoku puzzle are below this picture of referees. Don’t scroll if you don’t want spoilers!
Blackhawks/Oilers: Duncan Keith
Sharks/Oilers: Evander Kane
Predators/Oilers: Mattias Ekholm
Blackhawks/Flyers: Kimmo Timonen
Sharks/Flyers: Jeremy Roenick
Predators/Flyers: Peter Forsberg
Blackhawks/10+ playoff GP career: Patrick Kane
Sharks/10+ playoff GP career: Joe Thornton
Predators/10+ playoff GP career: Pekka Rinne
