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Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for April 18, #572

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Why This Matters

This article highlights the integration of sports-themed puzzles into popular digital platforms, showcasing how niche interests like hockey can be engagingly incorporated into mainstream gaming and entertainment. For consumers and the tech industry, it underscores the growing trend of specialized, themed puzzle content that enhances user engagement and diversifies gaming options.

Key Takeaways

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.

Hockey fans, today's Connections: Sports Edition is for you. All four categories are hockey-related. If you're struggling with today's puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn't appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic's own app. Or you can play it for free online.

Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta

Hints for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today's Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Fire it into the net!

Green group hint: Lord Stanley's hardware.

Blue group hint: Where hockey teams play.

Purple group hint: Put the biscuit in the basket.

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