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.
Canucks/Ducks: Player won the Frank J. Selke trophy with the Canucks in 2010-11
Hurricanes/Ducks: Player is a red-haired goaltender
Jets/Ducks: Player spent seven years with the Jets and four teams over his career, retired following the 2021-22 season
Canucks/Sharks: Player is a Danish forward who spent most of his career with the Canucks
Hurricanes/Sharks: Player is a defenceman who scored 29 goals the year he won a Norris trophy
Jets/Sharks: Player was a fourth overall pick of the then-Atlanta Thrashers
Canucks 50+ assists in a season: Player is the twin brother who wore 33
Hurricanes 50+ assists in a season: Player shares a full name with a New York Islanders defenceman
Jets 50+ assists in a season: Player recently signed in the Eastern Conference after 13 years with the Jets
The most popular answers to today’s Puckdoku puzzle are below this picture of referees. Don’t scroll if you don’t want spoilers!
Canucks/Ducks: Ryan Kesler
Hurricanes/Ducks: Frederik Andersen
Jets/Ducks: Mathieu Perreault
Canucks/Sharks: Jannik Hansen
Hurricanes/Sharks: Brent Burns
Jets/Sharks: Evander Kane
Canucks 50+ assists in a season: Henrik Sedin
Hurricanes 50+ assists in a season: Sebastian Aho
Jets 50+ assists in a season: Blake Wheeler
