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NHL Puckdoku answers and clues: October 17th, 2023

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By Alex Hobson

Oct 17, 2023, 05:44 EDT

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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. (note: GAA = goals-against average)

Hurricanes/Senators: He’s also played for the Columbus Blue Jackets, San Jose Sharks, and Arizona Coyotes

Oilers/Senators: He was drafted 15th overall in 2012

Predators/Senators: He is a former top-three draft pick

Hurricanes/Kings: He was known for his clutch performances in important games

Oilers/Kings: He’s a former great and currently an analyst on TNT

Predators/Kings: He was a two-time 30-goal scorer with the Predators

Hurricanes/GAA under 3.00 single season: He won a Cup and a Conn Smythe with the Hurricanes

Oilers/GAA <3.00: He is a two-time all-star

Predators/GAA <3.00: He is a four-time all-star and a Vezina winner

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