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Matt Duchene

#95 · Centre · Dallas Stars

Born Jan 16, 1991 in Haliburton, Ontario, CAN (age 35) · 5'11", 211 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 3rd overall in 2009 by COL (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2025-26. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jason Zucker BUF · 45 P in 62 GP Mason Marchment CBJ · 45 P in 68 GP Ryan Leonard WSH · 45 P in 75 GP Matt Coronato CGY · 45 P in 80 GP Roope Hintz DAL · 44 P in 53 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

0204060802009-10: 55 points5509-102010-11: 67 points672011-12: 28 points2811-122012-13: 43 points432013-14: 70 points7013-142014-15: 55 points552015-16: 59 points5915-162016-17: 41 points412017-18: 59 points5917-182018-19: 70 points702019-20: 42 points4219-202020-21: 13 points132021-22: 86 points8621-222022-23: 56 points562023-24: 65 points6523-242024-25: 82 points822025-26: 45 points4525-26

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2009-10 COL 81 24 31 55 1 16 180 51 0.68 $900K
2010-11 COL 80 27 40 67 -8 33 202 57 0.84 $900K
2011-12 COL 58 14 14 28 -11 8 132 43 0.48 $900K
2012-13 COL 47 17 26 43 -12 12 132 48 0.91 $3.5M
2013-14 COL 71 23 47 70 8 19 217 53 0.99 $3.5M
2014-15 COL 82 21 34 55 3 16 207 43 0.67 $6M
2015-16 COL 76 30 29 59 -8 24 200 41 0.78 $6M
2016-17 COL 77 18 23 41 -34 12 160 42 0.53 $6M
2017-18 COL 14 4 6 10 1 4 23 6 0.71 $6M
2017-18 OTT 68 23 26 49 -23 14 167 54 0.72
2018-19 OTT 50 27 31 58 -2 6 126 17 1.16 $6M
2018-19 CBJ 23 4 8 12 -1 2 46 11 0.52
2019-20 NSH 66 13 29 42 -4 24 136 40 0.64 $8M
2020-21 NSH 34 6 7 13 -12 6 73 30 0.38 $8M
2021-22 NSH 78 43 43 86 6 38 228 31 1.10 $8M
2022-23 NSH 71 22 34 56 4 32 168 27 0.79 $8M
2023-24 DAL 80 25 40 65 15 20 172 30 0.81 $3M
2024-25 DAL 82 30 52 82 13 12 152 29 1.00 $3M
2025-26 DAL 57 16 29 45 -3 8 89 29 0.79 $4.5M
17 seasons Career 1195 387 549 936 -67 306 2810 682 0.78

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2009-10 COL 6 0 3 3 -2 0 9 13 0.50
2013-14 COL 2 0 3 3 -1 2 0 1 1.50
2018-19 CBJ 10 5 5 10 4 0 18 10 1.00
2019-20 NSH 4 1 1 2 -4 2 11 4 0.50
2020-21 NSH 6 1 2 3 1 2 15 8 0.50
2021-22 NSH 4 3 1 4 1 0 8 9 1.00
2023-24 DAL 19 2 4 6 0 6 27 19 0.32
2024-25 DAL 18 1 5 6 -16 6 23 16 0.33
2025-26 DAL 6 2 7 9 -4 4 9 1 1.50
9 seasons Playoffs 75 15 31 46 -21 22 120 81 0.61

2025-26 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
57 16 29 45 -3 8 89 29 0.79 18.0 16:31

Contract

$4.5MCap hitends in 2029
$100KCap dollars per point45 points in 57 games
$3.316MCap dollars per goal above replacement1.4 goals above replacement
$1.9MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2.6MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 715 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Dallas Stars on Jun 19, 2025, as an extension of the contract he was on: 4 years and $18M, beginning in 2025-26. It runs through 2028-29, with 3 seasons left after this one. The Nashville Predators still count $6.556M this season for an earlier contract of his that was bought out.

Season Cap hit
2025-26 $4.5M
2026-27 $4.5M
2027-28 $4.5M
2028-29 $4.5M

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jun 19, 2025 Dallas Stars Extension 2025-26 to 2028-29 4 $18M $4.5M
Jul 1, 2024 Dallas Stars New contract 2024-25 to 2024-25 1 $3M $3M
Jul 1, 2023 Dallas Stars New contract 2023-24 to 2023-24 1 $3M $3M
Jul 1, 2019 Nashville Predators New contract bought out, Jun 30, 2023 2019-20 to 2022-23 7 $56M $8M
Jul 18, 2013 Colorado Avalanche Extension 2014-15 to 2018-19 5 $30M $6M
Jun 23, 2012 Colorado Avalanche Extension 2012-13 to 2013-14 2 $7M $3.5M
Jul 16, 2009 Colorado Avalanche Entry-level 2009-10 to 2011-12 3 $9.6M $900K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2025-26 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2025-26 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+1.4Goals above replacement422nd of 715 skaters, 303rd of 476 forwards
+0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 476 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence-0.1 53rd percentileEven-strength defence-3.0 9th percentilePower play+1.0 89th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 60th percentilePenalties+0.7 67th percentile

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance.

051015202010-112013-142016-172019-202022-232025-26Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

45.1Corsi for %601 attempts for, 731 against
-4.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.8Expected goals for %30.6 expected for, 33.4 against
-5.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
45.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
50.0Goals for %35 for, 35 against
102.0PDO12.6% shooting + 89.5% saves
113Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 615 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Jamie Benn · Matt Duchene · Sam Steel22156:1348.657.210-5
Matt Duchene · Jason Robertson · Mavrik Bourque2992:0948.151.58-4
Matt Duchene · Mikko Rantanen · Wyatt Johnston1486:1038.733.43-8
Jamie Benn · Matt Duchene · Justin Hryckowian947:0339.551.63-0

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net.

15Goalsnot counting empty-netters
13.2Expected goalsfrom 130 unblocked attempts
+1.8Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.84 expected goals per 60 minutes57th
Shot quality 10.1% chance per attempt91st
Finishing +1.8 goals above expected77thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 444 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Goals 15Expected 13.2

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 15, 2026 @ BUF W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 17:26
Apr 13, 2026 @ TOR W 6-5 0 3 3 2 0 2 0 18:36
Apr 11, 2026 vs NYR W 2-0 0 2 2 1 0 4 0 18:34
Apr 9, 2026 vs MIN W 5-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 14:20
Apr 7, 2026 vs CGY W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 18:37
Apr 4, 2026 vs COL L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 17:23
Apr 2, 2026 vs WPG W 3-0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 15:37
Mar 31, 2026 @ BOS L 3-6 1 0 1 -2 0 2 1 16:25
Mar 29, 2026 @ PHI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17:20
Mar 28, 2026 @ PIT W 6-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 17:33
Mar 26, 2026 @ NYI L 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 19:56
Mar 24, 2026 vs NJD L 4-6 0 1 1 -3 0 0 3 16:57
Mar 22, 2026 vs VGK L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 18:32
Mar 21, 2026 @ MIN L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 1 3 18:01
Mar 18, 2026 @ COL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19:35
Mar 16, 2026 vs UTA L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 19:22
Mar 14, 2026 vs DET W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:42
Mar 12, 2026 vs EDM W 7-2 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 15:46
Mar 10, 2026 vs VGK W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 15:01
Mar 8, 2026 vs CHI W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 19:48
Mar 6, 2026 vs COL L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 17:41
Mar 3, 2026 @ CGY W 6-1 0 4 4 3 0 0 0 13:07
Mar 2, 2026 @ VAN W 6-1 1 1 2 2 0 4 1 14:51
Feb 28, 2026 vs NSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 19:23
Feb 25, 2026 vs SEA W 4-1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 17:57
Feb 4, 2026 vs STL W 5-4 1 1 2 1 0 3 1 16:19
Feb 2, 2026 vs WPG W 4-3 (OT) 0 2 2 2 0 3 1 17:22
Jan 31, 2026 @ UTA W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 14:37
Jan 29, 2026 @ VGK W 5-4 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 17:26
Jan 27, 2026 @ STL W 4-3 2 0 2 1 2 3 0 13:32
Jan 23, 2026 vs STL W 3-2 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 12:59
Jan 22, 2026 @ CBJ L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20:52
Jan 20, 2026 vs BOS W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:09
Jan 18, 2026 vs TBL L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 18:13
Jan 15, 2026 @ UTA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 19:57
Jan 13, 2026 @ ANA L 1-3 0 1 1 -2 0 3 0 18:12
Jan 12, 2026 @ LAK W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 14:19
Jan 10, 2026 @ SJS L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:54
Jan 7, 2026 @ WSH W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 13:40
Jan 6, 2026 @ CAR L 3-6 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 15:35
Jan 4, 2026 vs MTL L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 17:34
Jan 1, 2026 @ CHI L 3-4 1 1 2 1 0 4 1 17:34
Dec 31, 2025 vs BUF L 1-4 0 0 0 -4 0 1 0 15:43
Dec 27, 2025 vs CHI L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:04
Dec 23, 2025 @ DET L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 15:18
Dec 21, 2025 vs TOR W 5-1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 11:59
Dec 19, 2025 @ ANA W 8-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:24
Dec 18, 2025 @ SJS W 5-3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 16:02
Dec 15, 2025 vs LAK W 4-1 1 1 2 3 0 2 0 14:13
Dec 13, 2025 vs FLA L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 17:37
Dec 11, 2025 @ MIN L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 2 0 1 15:14
Dec 9, 2025 @ WPG W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 13:03
Dec 7, 2025 vs PIT W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 15:55
Oct 18, 2025 @ STL L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 15:51
Oct 14, 2025 vs MIN W 5-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 09:45
Oct 11, 2025 @ COL W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 16:46
Oct 9, 2025 @ WPG W 5-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 15:25