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.
Canucks/Oilers: He won Cups with the Oilers and the Rangers but not the Canucks
Bruins/Oilers: He’s a former first overall pick
Oilers/1200+ points career: He’s the NHL’s all-time leader in points
Canucks/Red Wings: He was responsible for the injury that ended Steve Moore’s career
Bruins/Red Wings: He’s the nephew of the answer for Canucks/Red Wings
Red Wings/1200+ points career: He was formerly the general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning
Canucks/1200+ GP career: He’s a twin, either of the twins works for this one
Bruins/1200+ GP career: He’s a 6-foot-9 defenceman
1200+ points career/1200+ GP career: He’s the NHL’s second-place all-time leader in points
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/Oilers: Mark Messier
Bruins/Oilers: Taylor Hall
Oilers/1200+ points career: Wayne Gretzky
Canucks/Red Wings: Todd Bertuzzi
Bruins/Red Wings: Tyler Bertuzzi
Red Wings/1200+ points career: Steve Yzerman
Canucks/1200+ GP career: Daniel/Henrik Sedin
Bruins/1200+ GP career: Zdeno Chara
1200+ points career/1200+ GP career: Jaromir Jagr
