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Puck of the Day: the daily NHL player guessing game
Puck of the Day is a free daily NHL guessing game. You get six guesses to name today’s mystery player. After each guess the board shows whether his team, position, age, sweater number and birth country match. A new player drops every morning at 5 AM ET.
PlayerTeamPosAgeNo.Born
- Exact match
- Close: same division or position group, age within 2, number within 3
- Same conference
- No match. Arrows point to the answer
How do you play Puck of the Day?
- Start typing any NHL player’s name and pick him from the list. Every rostered player counts as a guess.
- Each guess lights up five clues on the board: team, position, age, sweater number and birth country.
- Use the colors and arrows to narrow it down. You have six guesses to find the player.
- Share your grid without spoilers and come back at 5 AM ET for the next one.
What do the colors mean?
| Clue | Green | Yellow | Arrows / outline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Same team | Same division | Yellow outline: same conference |
| Position | Same position | Same group (forward, defense, goalie) | None |
| Age | Same age | Within 2 years | Up: older. Down: younger |
| Number | Same number | Within 3 | Up: higher. Down: lower |
| Born | Same country | None | None |
Clues use the player’s current NHL team. Brush up on the divisions and conferences or check which clubs play tonight.
Puck of the Day FAQ
- When does a new Puck of the Day come out?
- Every day at 5 AM Eastern time, the same moment the Tonight.hockey hockey day rolls over. Everyone gets the same player, wherever they are.
- Who can be the mystery player?
- The answer comes from a pool of 210 established NHL players on current rosters: forwards with 45 or more points, defensemen with 35 or more points and goalies with 40 or more games in the 2025-26 regular season. You can guess any of the 786 players on an NHL roster.
- Is Puck of the Day a hockey Wordle?
- It works like one: six tries, color clues after every guess and a spoiler-free grid to share. Instead of letters you compare NHL players, so knowing rosters, divisions and sweater numbers pays off.
- Where do the clues come from?
- Team, position, sweater number, birth date and birth country come from the official NHL rosters, last updated Sunday, October 18. Age is counted on the puzzle date.
- Do I need an account to keep my streak?
- No. Your streak, win rate and guess distribution are saved in your browser on this device. Nothing is sent to a server while you play.
Player list updated Sunday, October 18. Source: official NHL rosters.
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