Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for June 4 #254

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If you follow the Stanley Cup final, then today Connections: Sports edition could be a dream puzzle for you. (I still miss my Minnesota North stars in Dallas before the fans could celebrate the Lord Stanley Cup.) Read the rest for clues and answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is now out of the beta version, making its debut on Super Bowl SundayFebruary 9. This is a sign that the game won enough loyal players that The Athletic, the sports journalism site based on the Times subscription, will continue to publish it. It does not appear in the Nyt Games application but now appears in the own application of athletics. Or you can continue to play for free online.

Find out more: Nyt Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle comes out of the beta version

Tips for today’s connections: Sports publishing groups

Here are four tips for groups in today’s connections: Sports Edition Puzzle, classified from the easiest yellow group to the hard (and sometimes weird) group.

Yellow group index: Rink roles.

Green group index: Large northern white groups.

Blue group index: Turn on this red light.

Violet group index: Recent hockey champions.

Answers for today’s connections: Sports publishing groups

Yellow group: Hockey positions.

Green group: NHL Canadian teams.

Blue group: Types of hockey objectives.

Violet group: Last four winners of the Stanley Cup.

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What are the connections today: Sports Edition answers?

Yellow words in today’s connections

The theme is hockey positions. The four answers are the center, the defender, the goalkeeper and the winger.

Green words in today’s connections

The theme is the NHL Canadian teams. The four responses are Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal and Ottawa.

Blue words in today’s connections

The theme is the types of hockey objectives. The four responses are empty net, even strength, power and breach.

Violet words in today’s connections

The theme is the last four winners of the Stanley Cup. The four answers are Colorado, Florida, Tampa Bay and Vegas.