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NHL Puckdoku answers and clues: July 26th, 2023

Photo credit: © Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
By Alex Hobson
Jul 26, 2023, 06:03 EDT
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.
Flyers/Jets: Player was originally drafted by the Blackhawks but signed with the New York Rangers as a college free agent in 2014
Avalanche/Jets: Player’s father had a lengthy career with the Quebec Nordiques
Bruins/Jets: Player just signed in the Metro Division after 12 seasons with the Jets
Flyers/Devils: Player is one of the NHL’s all-time leading scorers
Avalanche/Devils: Player is a current defenceman who’s only played for these two teams
Bruins/Devils: Player will likely play alongside Connor Bedard in 2023-24
Flyers 100+ points single season: Player had tons of promise but career ended early due to concussion issues
Avalanche 100+ points single season: Player’s son is currently a free agent, most recently played for the Carolina Hurricanes
Bruins 100+ points single season: Player was a first round pick in 2014
The most popular answers to today’s Puckdoku puzzle are below this picture of referees. Don’t scroll if you don’t want spoilers!
© Jerome Miron-USA TODAY SportsFlyers/Jets: Kevin Hayes
Avalanche/Jets: Paul Stastny
Bruins/Jets: Blake Wheeler
Flyers/Devils: Jaromir Jagr
Avalanche/Devils: Ryan Graves
Bruins/Devils: Taylor Hall
Flyers 100+ points single season: Eric Lindros
Avalanche 100+ points single season: Peter Stastny
Bruins 100+ points single season: David Pastrnak
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