Sports Connections Hints: Jun 4, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Jun 4, 2025 (2025-06-04). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #445

Puzzle #445 · 2025-06-04 · sports

Step through today’s Connections hints

Start with broad themes, then reveal more detail about the groups and tiles only when you need it. The final button shows today's full group breakdown.

Puzzle reference: Connections #445 for 2025-06-04, edition sports, with a standard four-group board. Spoiler categories and tiles stay collapsed until you open the hint layers below.

Hint 1 – overall theme

There are 4 groups in today’s puzzle.

Themes include: HOCKEY POSITIONS, CANADIAN NHL TEAMS, TYPES OF HOCKEY GOALS and 1 more.

Hint 2 – group titles

Here are the category names for each group. Try matching the tiles in the official game to these themes before you reveal any tiles.

HOCKEY POSITIONS
CANADIAN NHL TEAMS
TYPES OF HOCKEY GOALS
LAST FOUR STANLEY CUP WINNERS

Hint 3 – group tiles

Reveal the tiles for each group. If you only want a partial nudge, stop after reading one or two groups and go back to the official puzzle.

HOCKEY POSITIONS

CENTER

DEFENSEMAN

GOALTENDER

WINGER

CANADIAN NHL TEAMS

EDMONTON

CALGARY

OTTAWA

MONTREAL

TYPES OF HOCKEY GOALS

EMPTY NET

POWER PLAY

EVEN STRENGTH

SHORT-HANDED

LAST FOUR STANLEY CUP WINNERS

FLORIDA

VEGAS

COLORADO

TAMPA BAY

Reveal full answer

This is the full breakdown of today's Connections puzzle: group titles and all tiles, grouped together.