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.
Stars/Penguins: He’s the NHL’s leading scorer behind only Wayne Gretzky
Lightning/Penguins: He made a name for himself riding shotgun with Sidney Crosby
Sabres/Penguins: He won the Calder Trophy and the Vezina in his first NHL season
Stars/Canadiens: He’s the son of a former NHL enforcer
Lightning/Canadiens: He was a junior teammate of Nathan Mackinnon
Sabres/Canadiens: He won a Stanley Cup with the New Jersey Devils in 2002-03
Stars/50+ assists single season: He’s one of the greatest American players of all time
Lightning/50+ assists single season: He’s hit the 100-point mark three times in his career
Sabres/50+ assists single season: He’s the subject of one of the most legendary goal calls in NHL history
The most popular answers to today’s Puckdoku puzzle are below this picture of referees. Don’t scroll if you don’t want spoilers!
Stars/Penguins: Jaromir Jagr
Lightning/Penguins: Chris Kunitz
Sabres/Penguins: Tom Barrasso
Stars/Canadiens: Max Domi
Lightning/Canadiens: Jonathan Drouin
Sabres/Canadiens: Brian Gionta
Stars/50+ assists single season: Mike Modano
Lightning/50+ assists single season: Nikita Kucherov
Sabres/50+ assists single season: Pat LaFontaine
