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.
Predators/Hurricanes: Player is a Swiss forward who was once a top-5 draft pick
Rangers/Hurricanes: Player was a first round pick in the 2014 draft
Coyotes/Hurricanes: Player was a Calder Trophy finalist in 2015-16
Predators/Sharks: Player was the subject of a viral goal call on Hockey Night in Canada’s Punjabi broadcast
Rangers/Sharks: Player signed a seven-year contract with the Rangers in 2021
Coyotes/Sharks: Player is a goaltender who was drafted by the Coyotes in 2015
Predators Olympic gold medal: Player was involved in a blockbuster 1-for-1 trade with the Montreal Canadiens
Rangers Olympic gold medal: Player is one of the most iconic goaltenders of the 21st century
Coyotes Olympic gold medal: Player is a goaltender who most recently played for the Edmonton Oilers
The most popular answers to today’s Puckdoku puzzle are below this picture of referees. Don’t scroll if you don’t want spoilers!
Predators/Hurricanes: Nino Niederreiter
Rangers/Hurricanes: Tony DeAngelo
Coyotes/Hurricanes: Shayne Gostisbehere
Predators/Sharks: Nick Bonino
Rangers/Sharks: Barclay Goodrow
Coyotes/Sharks: Adin Hill
Predators Olympic gold medal: Shea Weber
Rangers Olympic gold medal: Henrik Lundqvist
Coyotes Olympic gold medal: Mike Smith
