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.
Capitals/Wild: He played for both of these teams on two separate occasions
Canadiens/Wild: He’s the oldest of four brothers
Blues/Wild: He’s a fighter who’s playing for a team in the Atlantic Division this year
Capitals/Team Sweden: He was Alex Ovechkin’s setup man for over a decade
Canadiens/Team Sweden: He won a Cup with the Canadiens in 1986
Blues/Team Sweden: The Maple Leafs traded him to St. Louis for Lee Stempniak
Capitals/Penguins: He’s the most frequently guessed player in this game
Canadiens/Penguins: He’s also played for the Edmonton Oilers and Detroit Red Wings
Blues/Penguins: His father spent many years with the Carolina Hurricanes and Philadelphia Flyers
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/Wild: Marcus Johansson
Canadiens/Wild: Eric Staal
Blues/Wild: Ryan Reaves
Capitals/Team Sweden: Nicklas Backstrom
Canadiens/Team Sweden: Mats Naslund
Blues/Team Sweden: Alex Steen
Capitals/Penguins: Jaromir Jagr
Canadiens/Penguins: Jeff Petry
Blues/Penguins: Sami Kapanen
