Duchene scored the game-winning goal in overtime during Saturday's 2-1 win over the Blues.
The veteran center took the puck deep in own end and rushed the length of the ice, getting around the corner against two St. Louis defenders and flipping a forehand shot past Jordan Binnington for the OT winner. Duchene is up to 13 goals in 29 appearances, and four of them have been GWGs -- his career high in that category is seven, set just last season. With 30 points, he's also on pace for his first 80-point campaign since 2021-22.
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Stars' Matt Duchene: Collects helper Sunday
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Duchene notched an assist in Sunday's 6-2 win over the Flames.
Duchene has just two helpers over his last five games, a rather subdued start to December for the center after he had 16 points over 13 contests in November. The 33-year-old may be negatively impacted by the absence of Tyler Seguin (hip), who is out until at least April. Duchene still has the red-hot Mason Marchment on his wing, and the duo will try to develop chemistry with Logan Stankoven. Duchene is at 29 points, 46 shots on net and a plus-13 rating through 27 appearances this season.
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Stars' Matt Duchene: Extends point streak to four games
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Duchene notched an assist, three shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 5-3 win over the Avalanche.
Duchene has two goals and four assists during his four-game point streak. The 33-year-old center is up to 27 points, 40 shots on net and a plus-11 rating through 22 appearances this season. Duchene's leading the Stars in points and has been one of the team's most consistent forwards while filling a second-line role. He has earned multiple points in six of 13 games in November.
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Stars' Matt Duchene: Scores in loss to Chicago
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Duchene scored a power-play goal in Wednesday's 6-2 loss to the Blackhawks.
Duchene has been on a scoring tear of late, finding twine in five of his previous eight appearances amid one of his most productive stretches of the season. The 33-year-old veteran has racked up points six times in that span, with five goals and 11 total points over that eight-game stretch. Duchene remains one of the most productive players in a stacked Stars roster, as he's up to 26 points (12 goals, 14 assists) in just 21 appearances this season.
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Stars' Matt Duchene: Supplies two assists
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Duchene logged two assists and two shots on goal in Monday's 6-4 loss to the Hurricanes.
Over the last seven games, Duchene has logged four multi-point efforts and compiled four goals and six assists. The 33-year-old is centering the Stars' second line, and that's been the team's best trio for a large portion of the season. He's up to 25 points (11 goals, 14 helpers), 35 shots on net, 13 hits and a plus-10 rating through 20 outings. A 31.4 shooting percentage is unsustainable, but there's no reason to think Duchene's production will completely crater given his chemistry with Tyler Seguin and Mason Marchment.
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Stars' Matt Duchene: Sniping ways continue
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Duchene scored a goal and added an assist in a 4-2 win over the Lightning on Saturday.
Duchene took a return pass from Tyler Seguin on a rush and roofed the puck over Andrei Vasilevskiy from below the right circle. The goal stood as the game-winner. The crash is coming -- Duchene has just 33 shots, but he's scored 11 times (33.3 percent). His career average is 13.5 percent over 1,075 games. And he has 22 points in 19 games. You may want to test the trade waters for Duchene now.
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Stars' Matt Duchene: Finds twine Monday
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Duchene scored a goal in Monday's 4-2 loss to the Ducks.
The Stars came up short Monday, but Duchene extended his impressive run of play with another goal. He's cracked the scoresheet in five of his eight appearances this month, a span where he's racked up 10 points (four goals, six assists), 16 shots, five hits and two blocked shots. Notably, three of those six assists have come in the power play.
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Stars' Matt Duchene: Second straight multi-point game
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Duchene had a goal and an assist in Thursday's 7-2 win over the Bruins.
Duchene gave the Stars the lead just 1:09 into the first period with a thunderous shot from the left faceoff circle, and he later added an assist to record his sixth multi-point game across his last eight appearances. Duchene has been one of Dallas' most productive players this season and has racked up nine points (three goals, six assists) in six games since the beginning of November.
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Stars' Matt Duchene: Three points in Monday's rout
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Duchene scored an even-strength goal and added two power-play assists in Monday's 7-1 win over the Penguins.
The 33-year-old center opened the scoring just 2:33 into the first period, and the Stars went on to score five more times before the first intermission. Duchene has six multi-point performances in his last nine games, racking up seven goals and 15 points over that stretch as he sets his sights on his first point-per-game campaign since 2021-22.
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Stars' Matt Duchene: Six-game, 12-point streak
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Duchene had a goal and an assist Saturday in a 4-2 loss to Florida at the NHL Global Series in Finland.
He has a team-best seven tallies this season. Duchene has three consecutive two-point efforts, and he's riding a six-game point streak (six goals, six assists). The 33-year-old forward is off to perhaps his best-ever start while leading the Stars in scoring by a wide margin. Logan Stankoven sits second with 10. Duchene's 35.0 shooting percentage suggests his goal-scoring will cool eventually. Fantasy managers may want to check the trade market for him to sell high on his tremendous start.
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Stars' Matt Duchene: Facilitates two goals in loss
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Duchene provided two even-strength assists in Friday's 6-4 loss to the Panthers.
Duchene compiled three shots, one block, one takeaway and a plus-1 rating in 17:46 of ice time. The left-shot center is currently on fire -- he's racked up five goals and five assists across his five-game point streak. Furthermore, Duchene has generated multi-point performances in all but one game during that span. The Ontario native has been held off the scoresheet just twice through 10 contests, and he leads the Stars in points with six goals and seven assists.
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Stars' Matt Duchene: Extends streak with brace
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Duchene recorded two goals, including one in the power play, in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Blackhawks. The second goal was an empty-netter with 18 seconds left in the third period.
Duchene has been on a tear in recent games, notching five goals over his last four appearances while recording three multi-point games in that span. The 33-year-old veteran should continue to find plenty of opportunities to produce as a top-six forward in one of the best offensive units in the Western Conference. Through nine games, Duchene has already racked up 11 points.
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Stars' Matt Duchene: Three-point effort in win
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Duchene scored an even-strength goal and added two power-play assists in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Bruins.
The Stars dominated on special teams, scoring three straight goals with the man advantage in the first nine minutes of the second period to secure the victory. Duchene has found the scoresheet in six of Dallas' first eight games this season, piling up four goals and nine points along the way -- including a goal and four points on the power play.
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Stars' Matt Duchene: Pots two goals including winner
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Duchene scored two goals, one on the power play and the other the game-winner, in Saturday's 4-1 victory over the Oilers.
The veteran center opened the scoring with only 26 seconds left in the second period, ripping a puck past Stuart Skinner from the top of the slot. Duchene then gave the Stars a 2-0 lead midway through the third by finishing a 2-on-1 rush with Mason Marchment. Duchene has had a strong start to the season, collecting three goals and five points in six games.
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Stars' Matt Duchene: Pots goal in Tuesday's win
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Duchene scored a goal on three shots and added two PIM in Tuesday's 3-2 shootout win over the Sharks.
Duchene's first goal of the season tied this game at 1-1. This was also the first time in four contests that the center has registered more than one shot on net. He has three points, six shots, four hits and a plus-1 rating this season while centering the Stars' second line.
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Stars' Matt Duchene: Sets up opening goal Saturday
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Duchene notched an assist in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Islanders.
The Stars found the back of the net once in each period, and Duchene's assist on Tyler Seguin's game-opening goal gave the former helpers in back-to-back contests to open the 2024-25 campaign. Duchene finished the 2023-24 season with 65 points across 80 regular-season contests and is expected to center the second line in 2024-25, often skating alongside Seguin and Mason Marchment.
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Stars' Matt Duchene: Offers power-play assist
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Duchene notched a power-play assist in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Predators.
Duchene set up the first of Mason Marchment's two goals in the game. That duo, along with linemate Tyler Seguin, often found success in bunches last year while playing on the second line. They began 2024-25 together as well, which is good news for Duchene's production. He put up 65 points in 80 regular-season contests last season and should push for similar numbers despite being limited to the second power-play unit this year.
Duchene signed a one-year, $3 million contract with the Stars on Monday.
Duchene had 25 goals and 65 points in 80 regular-season appearances with Dallas in 2023-24. Given how well he did last year, the fact that he agreed to an identical deal to the one-year, $3 million contract he signed last year is surprising, but great news for Dallas. Duchene should continue to put up strong numbers while serving in a middle-six capacity.
