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.
Ducks/Senators: Player was drafted second overall after Sidney Crosby in 2005
Kings/Senators: Player was a Cup champion with the Kings in 2014
Devils/Senators: Player captained Team Canada to a gold medal at the 2015 World Juniors
Ducks/Stars: Player was on the losing side of the 2021 and 2022 Cup finals on different teams
Kings/Stars: Player is a goaltender who retired due to injuries in 2021
Devils/Stars: Player spent time with nine different NHL teams and played in North America until he was 46
Ducks American nationality: Player popularized “The Michigan”
Kings American nationality: Player is a goaltender who spent his whole career with the Kings until the 2023 trade deadline
Devils American nationality: Player is a first overall pick of the team
The most popular answers to today’s Puckdoku puzzle are below this picture of referees. Don’t scroll if you don’t want spoilers!
Ducks/Senators: Bobby Ryan
Kings/Senators: Marian Gaborik
Devils/Senators: Curtis Lazar
Ducks/Stars: Corey Perry
Kings/Stars: Ben Bishop
Devils/Stars: Jaromir Jagr
Ducks American nationality: Trevor Zegras
Kings American nationality: Jonathan Quick
Devils American nationality: Jack Hughes
