NHL Puckdoku answers and clues: December 1st, 2023

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. 

Islanders/Coyotes: He’s a forward who retired following the 2021-22 season after a 17-year career

Blues/Coyotes: He has two sons who currently play in the NHL

Kings/Coyotes: He was originally a second round pick of the Leafs

Islanders/Sabres: He’s in year 17 of his career and has only played for these two teams

Blues/Sabres: He was acquired by the Maple Leafs at the 2023 trade deadline

Kings/Sabres: He’s best known for his years as a Philadelphia Flyer

Islanders/100+ goals career: He’s one of the greatest goal scorers of all time

Blues/100+ goals career: He signed a one-year contract with the Ottawa Senators this year

Kings/100+ goals career: He’s the greatest player to ever hail from Slovenia

The most popular answers to today’s Puckdoku puzzle are below this picture of referees. Don’t scroll if you don’t want spoilers!