Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for April 18, No. 572.
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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.
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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.
Yellow group: Types of hockey goals.
Green group: Last four teams to win the Stanley Cup.
Blue group: NHL arena names.
Purple group: Hockey terms that are also food items.
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The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for April 18, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe theme is types of hockey goals. The four answers are empty net, even strength, power play and short-handed.
The theme is last four teams to win the Stanley Cup. The four answers are Avalanche, Golden Knights, Lightning and Panthers.
The theme is NHL arena names. The four answers are Ball, Canadian Tire, Capital One and TD.
The theme is hockey terms that are also food items. The four answers are apple, biscuit, grinder and icing.
The Connections: Sports Edition puzzle can be tough, but it really depends on which sports you know the most about. My husband aces anything having to do with Formula 1, my best friend is a hockey buff, and I can answer any question about Minnesota teams.
That said, it's hard to pick the toughest Connections categories, but here are some I found exceptionally mind-blowing.
#1: Serie A Clubs. Answers: Atalanta, Juventus, Lazio, Roma.
#2: WNBA MVPs. Answers: Catchings, Delle Donne, Fowles and Stewart.
#3: Premier League team nicknames. Answers: Bees, Cherries, Foxes and Hammers.
#4: Homophones of NBA player names. Answers: Barns, Connect, Heart and Hero.
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CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line. See full bio
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