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.
Flyers/Penguins: Player spent 24 seasons in the NHL, starting with the Penguins and ending with the Calgary Flames
Blues/Penguins: Player was a first round pick of the Penguins nine years ago
Bruins/Penguins: Player is primarily known for his time with the Calgary Flames
Flyers/Lightning: Player was captain of the Lightning for six seasons
Blues/Lightning: Player’s nickname is “Big Rig”
Bruins/Lightning: Player spent time with six different teams during his career
Flyers 100+ PIMs single season: Player was a member of the Broad Street Bullies
Blues 100+ PIMs single season: Player just signed a deal in the Atlantic Division
Bruins 100+ PIMs single season: Player will reunite with the Bruins in 2023-24
The most popular answers to today’s Puckdoku puzzle are below this picture of referees. Don’t scroll if you don’t want spoilers!
Flyers/Penguins: Jaromir Jagr
Blues/Penguins: Kasperi Kapanen
Bruins/Penguins: Jarome Iginla
Flyers/Lightning: Vincent Lecavalier
Blues/Lightning: Pat Maroon
Bruins/Lightning: Dave Andreychuk
Flyers 100+ PIMs single season: Bobby Clarke
Blues 100+ PIMs single season: Ryan Reaves
Bruins 100+ PIMs single season: Milan Lucic
