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.
Coyotes/Ducks: He’s the highest-scoring Finnish player of all time
Bruins/Ducks: He was traded to Boston at the deadline two years ago
Predators/Ducks: He scored a massive playoff goal minutes after he was crushed on the ice by Scott Stevens
Coyotes/Sabres: He had a 20-year career that spanned from 1989 until 2009
Bruins/Sabres: He’s the NHL’s most recent Vezina Trophy winner
Predators/Sabres: He was a second round pick of the Colorado Avalanche and made his NHL debut immediately
Coyotes/Blackhawks: He’s a two-time 50-goal scorer and registered 100+ points three times
Bruins/Blackhawks: He’s a former first overall pick
Predators/Blackhawks: He was once traded 1-for-1 for Ryan Johansen
The most popular answers to today’s Puckdoku puzzle are below this picture of referees. Don’t scroll if you don’t want spoilers!
Coyotes/Ducks: Teemu Selanne
Bruins/Ducks: Hampus Lindholm
Predators/Ducks: Paul Kariya
Coyotes/Sabres: Teppo Numminen
Bruins/Sabres: Linus Ullmark
Predators/Sabres: Ryan O’Reilly
Coyotes/Blackhawks: Jeremy Roenick
Bruins/Blackhawks: Taylor Hall
Predators/Blackhawks: Seth Jones
