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.
Lightning/Flames: He began his career with the New Jersey Devils
Penguins/Flames: He owns a team in Czechia that he played for during his ownership
Blue Jackets/Flames: He’s a seven-time all-star
Lightning/Oilers: He won three Cups in three years on two different teams
Penguins/Oilers: He’s a three-time Norris winner and won a Cup with both of these teams
Blue Jackets/Oilers: He’s known for registering eight points in a single game
Lightning/100+ goals career: He was a first overall pick for the Lightning
Penguins 100+ goals/career: His nickname is ____ the kid
Blue Jackets 100+ goals/career: He was the first overall pick of the 2002 NHL Draft
The most popular answers to today’s Puckdoku puzzle are below this picture of referees. Don’t scroll if you don’t want spoilers!
Lightning/Flames: Blake Coleman
Penguins/Flames: Jaromir Jagr
Blue Jackets/Flames: Johnny Gaudreau
Lightning/Oilers: Pat Maroon
Penguins/Oilers: Paul Coffey
Blue Jackets/Oilers: Sam Gagner
Lightning/100+ goals career: Steven Stamkos
Penguins 100+ goals/career: Sidney Crosby
Blue Jackets 100+ goals/career: Rick Nash
