| 100% | JETS | 4 | Winnipeg ___, Canadian ice hockey team in the NHL with an aviation-themed name |
| 70% | FLAMES | 6 | Calgary ___, Canadian ice hockey team in the NHL with a fiery-sounding name |
| 61% | SENATORS | 8 | Ottawa ___, Canadian ice hockey team in the NHL whose name sounds like a group of politicians |
| 42% | RAPTORS | 7 | Toronto ___, Canadian basketball team in the NBA with a dinosaur-themed name |
| 41% | CANUCKS | 7 | Vancouver ___, professional ice hockey team from British Columbia who play in the NHL |
| 41% | KNIGHTS | 7 | Vegas Golden ___, professional ice hockey team from Las Vegas who play in the NHL |
| 41% | TORONTOMAPLE | 12 | ___ Leafs, professional ice hockey team from Ontario who play in the NHL: 2 wds. |
| 40% | POWERPLAY | 9 | Advantageous situation for a hockey team with an opponent in the penalty box |
| 39% | JETS | 4 | Winnipeg ___, Canadian ice hockey team |
| 38% | DETROITRED | 10 | "___ Wings," American profession ice hockey team who have won the most Stanley Cup championships of NHL franchise in USA: 2 wds. |
| 36% | USSR | 4 | Losing team in the "Miracle on Ice" hockey game |
| 34% | ALEX | 4 | ___ Pietrangelo, Canadian ice hockey player who scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal in 2019 |
| 34% | POINT | 5 | Brayden ___, Canadian ice hockey player who scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal in 2020 |
| 32% | CALGARY | 7 | & 17D NHL ice hockey team that won the 1989 Stanley Cup Finals |
| 31% | CAPITALONE | 10 | Financial institution in the name of the arena of the NHL's Washington, DC, team: 2 wds. |
| 31% | HOTTOGO | 7 | Chappell Roan hit with an accompanying dance in which the letters of the song's name are spelled out |
| 30% | SEAN | 4 | ___ Avery, ice hockey player who distracted Brodeur (21a) with rowdy behaviour and caused the NHL to issue "The Avery Rule" |
| 30% | BLUEJAYS | 8 | Toronto ___, Canadian baseball team in MLB with a bird-themed name: 2 wds. |
| 30% | BLACKHAWKS | 10 | NHL team with a one-eyed logo (the other eye's hidden because the Native American is in profile) |
| 30% | ARGONAUTS | 9 | Toronto's team in the Canadian Football League |
| 30% | CHADOCHOCINCO | 13 | Former name of an NFL player who appeared on "Dancing With the Stars" in 2010: 2 wds. |
| 30% | MAPLELEAFS | 10 | Hockey team with a patriotic name |
| 29% | CAN | 3 | Like 7 teams in the NHL but like only one in the NBA |
| 29% | USSR | 4 | Team that lost to the American hockey team in the "Miracle on Ice" at the 1980 Olympics: Abbr. |
| 29% | BLUEOYSTERCULT | 14 | "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" band with a "metal umlaut" over an O in its name: 3 wds. |
| 29% | SEXTET | 6 | Hockey team on the ice, e.g. |
| 29% | TORONTORAPTORS | 14 | Canadian team in the N.B.A. |
| 29% | TOAD | 4 | ___ the Wet Sprocket (band with an amphibian in its name) |
| 29% | LOSANGELESKINGS | 15 | Hockey team with a crown in its logo |