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Matt Duchene

Position	Right Wing / Center	Current Team	Dallas Stars
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	4 years
Height	5'11"	Expires	2028-29
Weight (lbs)	211	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	38
Age	34 (Jan 16, 1991)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2009, Round 1, Overall 3 (COL)

Date	Team	Transaction
Jun 19, 2025	Dallas Stars	Signed 4 years @ $4.500M AAV starting in 2025-26
Jul 1, 2024	Dallas Stars	Signed 1 year @ $3.000M AAV starting in 2024-25
Jul 1, 2023	Dallas Stars	Signed 1 year @ $3.000M AAV starting in 2023-24
Jun 30, 2023	Nashville Predators	Contract bought out
Jul 1, 2019	Nashville Predators	Signed 7 years @ $8.000M AAV starting in 2019-20
Jul 18, 2013	Colorado Avalanche	Signed 5 years @ $6.000M AAV starting in 2014-15
Jun 23, 2012	Colorado Avalanche	Signed 2 years @ $3.500M AAV starting in 2012-13
Jul 16, 2009	Colorado Avalanche	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

2024-25 Player Card

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2023-24 Player Card

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Player cards present an infographic of a players performance. In this case it shows the player performance over a 3 season span. Each square is separated into three separate sub-boxes with the two smaller boxes on top representing the past two seasons and the larger box on the bottom representing the current or most recent season. This allows the reader to guage how consistent a player has been, and if early in the season it can help identify whether a players performance may be impacted by small sample size and subject to regression or is consistent with recent past performance.

Notes and Definitions

The numbers represent percentiles so the higher the better.
Percentiles are determined by comparing Forwards to Forwards and Defensemen to Defensemen.
Bursts/mi are calculated from NHL Edge Data are are speed bursts above 20mpg per mile skated. The NHL doesn't adjust for ice time so the players that skate more will naturally have more bursts over 20, or at least more opportunity to have more. The NHL also does not provide ice time in the context of NHL Edge Statistics, however, it does provide distance skated. By adjusting for distance skated it will have a similar effect to adjusting for ice time but also adjust for situationional effect. For example, Players don't typically skate as much on the PK, mostly within the defensive zone, so don't get significant opportunity in that ice time to get speed bursts above 20mph. Adjusting with miles skates would account for this better than adjusting with ice time.
Sh%AE is Shooting Percentage above Expected (Sh% - xSh%) and is an indicator of how good a shooter is at converting chances into goals.
Relative statistics are On Ice - Off Ice statistics and can be an indicator of whether the player makes his teammates better or worse.
All data is 5v5 except Shooting Hardest and Average, Skating Top Speed and Bursts/mi which are all situations, ES Average which is even strength (NHL doesn't give a specific definition).

Data Sources

Salary data is from TheStanleyCap.com
Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

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5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2015-16	COL	76	1087:30	1.16	1.05	2.21	0.74	0.41	14.58	9.37	5.21	9.52	3.17
2016-17	COL	77	1036:50	0.64	0.75	1.39	0.78	-0.15	9.17	11.26	-2.09	5.75	6.90
2017-18	COL	14	167:51	1.07	1.79	2.86	0.42	0.65	18.75	7.39	11.36	10.53	5.26
2017-18	OTT	68	981:32	0.86	1.04	1.90	0.79	0.07	11.97	10.98	0.98	1.80	2.40
2017-18	COL, OTT	82	1149:23	0.89	1.15	2.04	0.73	0.16	12.78	10.55	2.23	2.69	2.69
2018-19	CBJ	23	329:42	0.55	1.09	1.64	0.56	-0.01	8.82	9.00	-0.18	2.56	7.69
2018-19	OTT	50	749:12	1.52	1.36	2.88	0.78	0.74	20.00	10.25	9.75	5.65	7.26
2018-19	CBJ, OTT	73	1078:54	1.22	1.28	2.50	0.71	0.51	17.05	9.92	7.13	4.91	7.36
2019-20	NSH	66	857:07	0.56	1.40	1.96	0.73	-0.17	8.70	11.37	-2.67	3.85	5.38
2020-21	NSH	34	416:53	0.58	0.72	1.30	0.94	-0.36	7.84	12.77	-4.93	7.69	2.56
2021-22	NSH	78	1115:09	1.13	1.40	2.53	0.81	0.32	14.79	10.54	4.24	2.07	6.22
2022-23	NSH	71	999:29	0.72	1.32	2.04	0.70	0.02	11.54	11.21	0.33	3.87	8.39
2023-24	DAL	80	1065:18	0.79	1.41	2.20	0.70	0.08	12.17	10.88	1.30	3.93	5.06
2024-25	DAL	82	1104:03	1.03	1.52	2.55	0.60	0.43	16.96	9.92	7.04	4.38	6.88
2025-26	DAL	4	48:32	0.00	1.24	1.24	0.03	-0.03	0.00	1.13	-1.13	0.00	0.00

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2015-16	COL	76	1087:30	40.28	2.54	2.41	47.78	2.43	2.86	51.11	45.71	0.47	0.34	2.13
2016-17	COL	77	1036:50	40.10	1.79	2.31	42.07	3.47	2.52	34.07	47.82	0.35	0.11	2.90
2017-18	COL	14	167:51	41.11	3.57	2.37	46.47	3.22	2.49	52.63	48.81	0.12	-0.21	3.27
2017-18	OTT	68	981:32	40.34	2.45	2.17	46.89	3.12	2.60	43.96	45.46	0.00	0.01	-0.02
2017-18	COL, OTT	82	1149:23	40.46	2.61	2.20	46.83	3.13	2.59	45.45	45.96	0.02	-0.03	0.47
2018-19	CBJ	23	329:42	39.31	2.73	2.37	45.31	2.37	2.71	53.57	46.64	-0.14	0.63	-7.97
2018-19	OTT	50	749:12	43.89	3.76	2.59	49.25	3.68	2.78	50.54	48.20	0.22	0.11	1.23
2018-19	CBJ, OTT	73	1078:54	42.49	3.45	2.52	48.05	3.28	2.76	51.24	47.74	0.11	0.28	-1.60
2019-20	NSH	66	857:07	49.00	2.87	2.88	40.60	2.45	2.38	53.95	54.74	0.49	-0.13	5.99
2020-21	NSH	34	416:53	50.66	2.45	3.07	43.03	3.60	2.58	40.48	54.37	0.81	0.31	4.47
2021-22	NSH	78	1115:09	45.46	3.66	2.82	41.32	2.80	2.40	56.67	54.04	0.51	-0.04	5.40
2022-23	NSH	71	999:29	43.70	3.06	2.72	46.46	2.52	2.96	54.84	47.95	0.16	0.23	-0.51
2023-24	DAL	80	1065:18	43.76	3.10	2.64	45.45	2.03	2.50	60.44	51.31	-0.05	0.41	-4.99
2024-25	DAL	82	1104:03	44.89	3.26	2.77	46.19	2.61	2.70	55.56	50.66	0.41	0.32	0.87
2025-26	DAL	4	48:32	30.91	3.71	1.98	37.09	1.24	1.65	75.00	54.55	-0.08	-0.66	7.31

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
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Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season

Season	Teammate	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

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Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2025-26	34	NMC	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	-	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	UFA
2026-27	35	NMC	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	-	$3,000,000	$1,800,000	$4,800,000	$4,800,000	UFA
2027-28	36	M-NTC	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	-	-	$3,600,000	$3,600,000	$3,600,000	UFA
2028-29	37	M-NTC	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	-	-	$3,600,000	$3,600,000	$3,600,000	UFA
Total					-	$6,000,000	$12,000,000	$18,000,000	$18,000,000

Signed: June 19, 2025

Team: Dallas Stars

GM: Jim Nill

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 4.71

Clause: In 2027-28 and 2028-29 player submits a list of 5 teams he can be traded to.

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2024-25	33	NTC	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	-	-	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000

Signed: July 1, 2024

Team: Dallas Stars

GM: Jim Nill

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 3.41

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2023-24	32		$3,000,000	$3,000,000	-	-	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000

Signed: July 1, 2023

Team: Dallas Stars

GM: Jim Nill

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 3.59

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2019-20	28		$8,000,000	$8,000,000	-	$8,000,000	$2,000,000	$10,000,000	$10,000,000	UFA
2020-21	29		$8,000,000	$8,000,000	-	$5,000,000	$3,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	UFA
2021-22	30		$8,000,000	$8,000,000	-	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$10,000,000	$10,000,000	UFA
2022-23	31		$8,000,000	$8,000,000	-	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	UFA
2023-24	32	M-NTC	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	-	$2,000,000	$7,000,000	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	UFA
2024-25	33	M-NTC	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	-	$2,000,000	$4,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	UFA
2025-26	34	M-NTC	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	-	$2,000,000	$3,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	UFA
Total					-	$28,000,000	$28,000,000	$56,000,000	$56,000,000

Signed: July 1, 2019

Team: Nashville Predators

GM: David Poile

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 9.82

Clause: Starting in 2023-24 player can submit a 7 team no trade list.

Contract Buyout: This contract was bought out by Nashville Predators on June 30, 2023

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2014-15	23	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	-	-	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	RFA-arb
2015-16	24	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	-	-	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	RFA-arb
2016-17	25	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	-	-	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	UFA
2017-18	26	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	-	-	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	UFA
2018-19	27	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	-	-	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	UFA
Total				-	-	$30,000,000	$30,000,000	$30,000,000

Signed: July 18, 2013

Team: Colorado Avalanche

GM: Greg Sherman

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 8.7

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2012-13	21	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	-	-	$3,250,000	$3,250,000	$3,250,000	RFA
2013-14	22	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	-	-	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000

Signed: June 23, 2012

Team: Colorado Avalanche

GM: Greg Sherman

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 5.83

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2009-10	18	$9,000,000	$3,200,000	$2,300,000	$90,000	$810,000	$900,000	$67,500	ELC
2010-11	19	$9,000,000	$3,200,000	$2,300,000	$90,000	$810,000	$900,000	$67,500	ELC
2011-12	20	$9,000,000	$3,200,000	$2,300,000	$90,000	$810,000	$900,000	$67,500	ELC
Total				$6,900,000	$270,000	$2,430,000	$2,700,000	$202,500

Signed: July 16, 2009

Team: Colorado Avalanche

GM: Greg Sherman

Exp. Status: RFA

Buyout Details

Nashville Predators

Season	Original Compensation	Buyout Compensation	Compensation Savings	Original Caphit	Buyout Caphit	Caphit Savings
2024-25	$9,000,000	$3,555,556	$5,444,444	$8,000,000	$2,555,556	$5,444,444
2025-26	$6,000,000	$3,555,556	$2,444,444	$8,000,000	$5,555,556	$2,444,444
2026-27	$5,000,000	$3,555,556	$1,444,444	$8,000,000	$6,555,556	$1,444,444
2027-28	-	$1,555,556	$-1,555,556	-	$1,555,556	$-1,555,556
2028-29	-	$1,555,556	$-1,555,556	-	$1,555,556	$-1,555,556
2029-30	-	$1,555,556	$-1,555,556	-	$1,555,556	$-1,555,556

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2005-06	Big Nickel Bantam	Central Ontario Wolv. Bantam AAA										4	3	4	7		6
2006-07	Minor-ON	Cent. Ont. Wolves	52	69	37	106		36
2007-08	WJ18-A	Canada	7	5	3	8		6
2007-08	OHL	Brampton	64	30	20	50	-2	22				5	1	1	2	-3	10
2008-09	OHL	Brampton	57	31	48	79	+32	42				21	14	12	26	+1	21
2009-10	WC-A	Canada	7	4	3	7
2009-10	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	81	24	31	55	+1	16	180	13.3	17:44	6		3	3	-2		9	0.0	19:20
2010-11	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	80	27	40	67	-8	33	202	13.4	18:57
2010-11	WC-A	Canada	7	0	0	0	+1	2
2011-12	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	58	14	14	28	-11	8	132	10.6	16:17
2012-13	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	47	17	26	43	-12	12	132	12.9	20:55
2012-13	Sweden	Frolunda	19	4	10	14		12
2012-13	WC-A	Canada	8	4	1	5	+3
2012-13	Swiss	Ambri	4	2	3	5		2
2013-14	Olympics	Canada	4	0	0	0	+1		6
2013-14	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	71	23	47	70	+8	19	217	10.6	18:30	2		3	3	-1	2		0.0	20:15
2014-15	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	82	21	34	55	+3	16	207	10.1	18:34
2014-15	WC-A	Canada	10	4	8	12	+10	2	23
2015-16	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	76	30	29	59	-8	24	200	15.0	18:35
2015-16	WC-A	Canada	10	5	5	10	+10	2	22
2016-17	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	77	18	23	41	-34	12	160	11.2	18:18
2016-17	WC	Canada	10	1	0	1	+2
2016-17	WCup	Canada	6	2	2	4	+3	2
2017-18	NHL	Ottawa Senators	68	23	26	49	-23	14	167	13.8	18:52
2017-18	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	14	4	6	10	+1	4	23	17.4	15:46
2018-19	NHL	Ottawa Senators	50	27	31	58	-2	6	126	21.4	19:15
2018-19	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	23	4	8	12	-1	2	46	8.7	17:57	10	5	5	10	+4		18	27.8	16:48
2019-20	NHL	Nashville Predators	66	13	29	42	-4	24	136	9.6	16:53	4	1	1	2	-4	2	11	9.1	17:12
2020-21	NHL	Nashville Predators	34	6	7	13	-12	6	73	8.2	15:50	6	1	2	3	+1	2	15	6.7	16:56
2021-22	NHL	Nashville Predators	78	43	43	86	+6	38	228	18.9	19:01	4	3	1	4	+1		8	37.5	20:43
2022-23	NHL	Nashville Predators	71	22	34	56	+4	32	168	13.1	18:19
2023-24	NHL	Dallas Stars	80	25	40	65	+15	20	172	14.5	16:46	19	2	4	6		6	27	7.4	17:10
2024-25	NHL	Dallas Stars	82	30	52	82	+13	12	152	19.7	17:09	18	1	5	6	-16	6	23	4.3	16:36
2025-26	NHL	Dallas Stars	4	1	1	2			3	33.3	14:27
NHL Career			1142	372	521	893	-64	298	2724	13.6	18:05	69	13	24	37	-17	18	111	11.7	17:26