Stars' Matt Duchene: Two power-play helpers in loss
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Duchene notched a pair of power-play assists, three shots on goal and a minus-2 rating in Wednesday's 5-4 loss to the Panthers.
Duchene helped out on third-period tallies by Mason Marchment and Thomas Harley. The pair of helpers snapped Duchene's three-game dry spell. The 32-year-old center has generally been pretty good in a second-line role, though there's concern that he could slump if Tyler Seguin (undisclosed) misses time. Duchene has six goals, 13 assists, six power-play points, 51 shots on net and a plus-6 rating through 23 outings.
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Stars' Matt Duchene: Pockets assist in win
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Duchene recorded an assist, three shots on goal and two blocked shots in Tuesday's 2-0 win over the Jets.
Duchene has four goals and eight assists over his last nine games despite not scoring for the last five contests. The 32-year-old continues to function as a second-line center in the Stars' relatively balanced offense. He's up to 17 points, 42 shots on net, 13 blocked shots and a plus-6 rating through 19 outings. Duchene's chemistry with Tyler Seguin and Mason Marchment has provided the Stars with two lines capable of erupting on offense in any given game.
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Stars' Matt Duchene: Earns power-play helper
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Duchene notched a power-play assist in Friday's 7-4 loss to the Flames.
Duchene saw a six-game point streak end versus Vegas on Wednesday, but he quickly got back on the scoresheet with a helper on a Joe Pavelski tally in the second period. It's been four games since Duchene scored a goal, but he had potted goals in four straight prior to the quieter stretch. The 32-year-old forward is up to 16 points (four on the power play) with 39 shots on net and a plus-5 rating through 18 appearances.
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Stars' Matt Duchene: Produces power-play assist
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Duchene logged a power-play assist and two PIM in Monday's 6-3 win over the Rangers.
The helper extended Duchene's point streak to six games (four goals, six assists). The 32-year-old continues to grow more comfortable in his first year with the Stars, and he's up to 15 points, 37 shots on net and a plus-7 rating through 16 outings. He had a career-high 86 points in 2021-22, and while that's likely too lofty of a target for him this campaign, he's tracking to be a valuable option for fantasy managers.
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Stars' Matt Duchene: Offers helper in loss
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Duchene logged an assist and two shots on goal in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Avalanche.
Duchene's point streak is up to five games (four goals, five assists). He had the secondary assist on Tyler Seguin's goal midway through the first period. Duchene started slow but has been one of the Stars' best forwards in recent weeks. He's at 14 points, 36 shots on net, 11 blocked shots and a plus-7 rating over 15 appearances while finding chemistry alongside Seguin and Mason Marchment.
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Stars' Matt Duchene: Another two-point efforot
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Duchene tallied a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Coyotes.
Duchene picked up a helper on Tyler Seguin's game-tying goal late in the third period before scoring the game-winner in overtime, beating Karel Vejmelka off the rush 42 seconds into the extra frame. The 32-year-old Duchene now has goals in four straight games and eight points in that span. He's up to six goals and 13 points through 14 games this season.
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Stars' Matt Duchene: Two more points in win
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Duchene picked up a goal and an assist in Sunday's 8-3 win over Minnesota.
Duchene buried a net-front feed from Mason Marchment to extend Dallas' lead to 3-1 midway through the first period, then he added an assist on Wyatt Johnston's power-play tally early in the second. Duchene now has goals in three straight games while recording points in eight of his last nine contests. Overall, he's up to 11 points (five goals, six assists) through 13 games in his debut season with the Stars.
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Stars' Matt Duchene: Scores in Saturday's win
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Duchene scored a power-play goal on four shots and blocked two shots in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Jets.
Duchene has four points over two contests since he returned from a minor upper-body injury. The 32-year-old center's goal Saturday stood as the game-winner for the Stars. He's up to nine points, 30 shots on net, 10 blocked shots, seven hits and a plus-5 rating through 12 appearances while filling a middle-six role.
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Stars' Matt Duchene: Three points in return
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Duchene tallied a goal and three assists in Thursday's 5-2 win over Columbus.
After missing Dallas' previous contest with an upper-body injury, Duchene posted his first multi-point game of the season in a win over the Blue Jackets, scoring the eventual game-winning goal in the second period while adding a pair of assists. After he was held scoreless in his first four games with the Stars, Duchene now has points in six of his last seven contests, with three goals and five assists in that span. Fantasy managers should continue to deploy him with confidence while he's hot.
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Stars' Matt Duchene: Set to play Thursday
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Duchene (upper body) is slated to return Thursday versus Columbus.
Duchene didn't play in Dallas' 3-2 loss to Boston on Monday because of the injury. He was hot before missing the outing, providing two goals and five points over his last six contests, so perhaps he can pick up where he left off. Duchene is projected to serve on the third line and second power-play unit Thursday.
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Stars' Matt Duchene: Unavailable Monday
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Duchene (upper body) won't play Monday against Boston, per Lia Assimakopoulos of The Dallas Morning News.
Duchene is listed as day-to-day after being injured in Saturday's 2-0 loss to Vancouver. He has two goals, five points, 22 shots on net, eight blocked shots and six hits in 10 outings this campaign. With Radek Faksa (upper body) unavailable as well, Dallas will dress 11 forwards and seven blueliners in Monday's contest. As a result, Joel Hanley will get to make his season debut.
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Stars' Matt Duchene: Can't finish contest
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Duchene (upper body) did not finish Saturday's game versus the Canucks, Lia Assimakopoulos of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Duchene was expected to return to the game after suffering a high hit from Ian Cole late in the second period, but that didn't happen. The Stars were shut out 2-0, ending Duchene's five-game point streak. The 32-year-old has been solid for the Stars so far, and with Radek Faksa (upper body) also hurt, a potential absence for Duchene will test the team's center depth. Their next game is versus the Bruins on Monday.
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Stars' Matt Duchene: Scores opening goal
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Duchene scored a goal on two shots in the Stars' 4-3 win over the Oilers on Thursday.
Duchene snapped a shot past Stuart Skinner on the rush to open the scoring in the game. This goal extends Duchene's point streak to five games after opening his tenure with the Stars with four scoreless games. He should continue to play in the Stars'middle-six forward core and second power-play unit.
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Stars' Matt Duchene: Gathers helper
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Duchene recorded an assist and two shots on goal in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Flames.
Duchene is finally reaping the rewards of his solid play, posting a goal and three helpers during a four-game point streak. He opened his Dallas career with no points in four games. The 32-year-old has filled a middle-six spot up the middle, adding 18 shots on net, five blocked shots, four PIM and a plus-1 rating through eight appearances.
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Stars' Matt Duchene: Scores first goal in Dallas sweater
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Duchene scored his first goal of the season in Monday's 5-3 win against the Blue Jackets.
Duchene ended up with a plus-1 rating, four shots on goal and a minor penalty in his 14:27 of ice time. He also did great work in the faceoff circle, winning six of his seven attempts at the dot. The 32-year-old was blanked in his first four games, but he's pieced together a three-game point streak with a goal and two assists.
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Stars' Matt Duchene: Gathers helper in loss
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Duchene posted an assist, two shots on goal and three blocked shots in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Maple Leafs.
Duchene has a helper in consecutive contests after he set up a Mason Marchment tally Thursday. The 32-year-old Duchene has added 12 shots on net, five blocked shots, three hits and a minus-1 rating through six appearances. He continues to hold down a middle-six role, and it looks like he's sparked his offense after a slow start.
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Stars' Matt Duchene: Picks up first point with Dallas
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Duchene posted an assist in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Penguins.
Duchene has been among Dallas' ice-time leaders with 17:49 per game early on, but he had nothing to show for it before Tuesday. The 32-year-old got on the scoresheet when he set up Evgenii Dadonov's second-period marker. Duchene has added 10 shots on net, three hits, two blocked shots and two PIM over five contests in a middle-six role. He's also impressed at the faceoff dot early on, winning 68.3 percent (28-for-41) of his draws.
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Stars' Matt Duchene: Heading to Dallas
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Duchene signed a one-year, $3 million deal with the Stars on Saturday, per Chris Johnston of TSN.
Duchene will link up with the Stars after he was bought out by the Predators earlier this week. The 32-year-old forward posted 56 points (22 goals, 34 assists) in 71 games last season. While it remains to be seen which line he'll slot onto, Duchene will add another scoring threat to a deep Dallas team.
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Matt Duchene: Placed on unconditional waivers
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Duchene (hand) was placed on unconditional waivers by the Predators for the purpose of buying out his contract Friday, Chris Johnston of TSN reports.
Duchene has three years remaining on a seven-year, $56 million contract. The Predators will save approximately $5.4 million on the salary cap in 2023-24, $2.4 million in 2024-25 and $1.4 million in 2025-26. Duchene will carry a $1.55 million salary cap hit for the Predators in each of the following three seasons. Duchene had a career season in 2021-22, tallying 43 goals and 43 assists, but he slumped last season, finding the back of the net only 22 times while chipping in with 34 assists.
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Predators' Matt Duchene: Reaches 20-goal milestone
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Duchene recorded two goals and an assist in Nashville's 7-3 victory over Buffalo on Tuesday.
Duchene's first goal Tuesday was his 20th marker of the campaign. Although he isn't expected to come close to his 2021-22 finish of 43 goals in 78 contests, this will still at least go down as the seventh time in the span of 10 campaigns that Duchene's reached the 20-goal milestone. The 32-year-old's efforts against the Sabres also ended a nine-game stretch in which he didn't score a goal, while he had just one assist over that span. Through 68 appearances this season, Duchene has 21 goals and 54 points.
