Spectrum #82: Order these NHL teams by Stanley Cups won — the solution
The Spectrum puzzle from November 4, 2026: six things on one hidden scale, fewest to most, with every figure and where the checks were best spent.
The puzzle
Order these NHL teams by Stanley Cups won, fewest at the top and most at the bottom. The board opened in this order:
- Detroit Red Wings
- Philadelphia Flyers
- New York Rangers
- Montreal Canadiens
- Toronto Maple Leafs
- Boston Bruins
Toronto Maple Leafs was already in place; Detroit Red Wings opened 3 places from home.
The walkthrough
The ends first. Philadelphia Flyers is the fewest of the six at 2 Cups and Montreal Canadiens the most at 24 Cups. Anchor those and the middle four are what is left to place.
Where the scale splits. The widest gap is between Toronto Maple Leafs (13 Cups) and Montreal Canadiens (24 Cups) — 11 Cups apart. Everything above that line belongs on the fewest side and everything below it on the most side, so sorting the six into those two groups is most of the puzzle.
The closest call. Philadelphia Flyers (2 Cups) and New York Rangers (4 Cups) are only 2 Cups apart — the pair that is a coin flip without the figures, and the place to spend a check: a check locks whatever is already right and leaves only the wrong tiles to swap.
The answer
| # | Fewest to Most | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 2 Cups |
| 2 | New York Rangers | 4 Cups |
| 3 | Boston Bruins | 6 Cups |
| 4 | Detroit Red Wings | 11 Cups |
| 5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 13 Cups |
| 6 | Montreal Canadiens | 24 Cups |
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Spectrum is Noggin’s daily ordering puzzle: six things, one hidden scale, three checks. Tiles in the right place lock green; the figures turn over when the board is done. How to play Spectrum, or play today’s.