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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 2012-13. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

PA Parenteau COL · 43 P in 48 GP Matt Moulson NYI · 44 P in 47 GP Anze Kopitar LAK · 42 P in 47 GP Derek Stepan NYR · 44 P in 48 GP Nazem Kadri TOR · 44 P in 48 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

2012-13 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
47 17 26 43 -12 12 132 48 0.91 12.9 20:55

Contract

$3.5MCap hitends in 2014
$81KCap dollars per point43 points in 47 games
$446KCap dollars per goal above replacement7.8 goals above replacement
$7.3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$3.8MValueworth 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 558 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Colorado Avalanche on Jun 23, 2012, as an extension of the contract he was on: 2 years and $7M, beginning in 2012-13. It runs through 2013-14, with 1 season left after this one.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2012-13 $3.5M $3.25M $0 $3.25M
2013-14 $3.5M $3.75M $0 $3.75M

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

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 2012-13 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.

2012-13 analytics

Rating

+7.8Goals above replacement36th of 605 skaters, 34th of 397 forwards
+1.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+5.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 397 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+4.8 95th percentileEven-strength defence-0.7 27th percentilePower play-0.1 36th percentilePenalty kill-0.6 4th percentilePenalties+1.6 95th 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. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

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

48.5Corsi for %678 attempts for, 719 against
-0.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.3Expected goals for %28.9 expected for, 30.9 against
+1.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
45.7Goals for %32 for, 38 against
98.5PDO8.6% shooting + 89.9% saves
144Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 578 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
PA Parenteau · Jamie McGinn · Matt Duchene36356:5749.645.518-24
PA Parenteau · John Mitchell · Matt Duchene18114:4249.547.43-3
PA Parenteau · Matt Duchene · Gabriel Landeskog1670:1748.037.53-1
PA Parenteau · Cody McLeod · Matt Duchene2014:4952.966.50-0

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. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

17Goalsnot counting empty-netters
13.8Expected goalsfrom 178 unblocked attempts
+3.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.84 expected goals per 60 minutes75th
Shot quality 7.8% chance per attempt62nd
Finishing +3.2 goals above expected85thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 355 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Goals 17Expected 13.8

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 27, 2013 vs MIN L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 18:50
Apr 26, 2013 @ PHX W 5-4 (SO) 0 3 3 1 0 4 0 23:28
Apr 23, 2013 @ STL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 19:00
Apr 21, 2013 vs STL W 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 19:50
Apr 19, 2013 vs EDM L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 18:47
Apr 15, 2013 vs CBJ L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 19:17
Apr 13, 2013 vs VAN W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 20:37
Apr 11, 2013 @ LAK L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 24:10
Apr 10, 2013 @ ANA W 4-1 1 1 2 1 0 8 0 20:32
Apr 8, 2013 vs CGY L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 21:54
Apr 6, 2013 @ PHX L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 16:19
Apr 5, 2013 vs DET L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 5 0 19:08
Apr 2, 2013 @ NSH L 1-3 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 19:41
Apr 1, 2013 @ DET L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 23:35
Mar 30, 2013 vs NSH W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 21:55
Mar 28, 2013 @ VAN L 1-4 1 0 1 -3 0 2 0 20:02
Mar 27, 2013 @ CGY L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 24:41
Mar 24, 2013 vs VAN L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 24:14
Mar 23, 2013 @ DAL L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 6 1 21:13
Mar 20, 2013 vs DAL W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 21:35
Mar 18, 2013 vs CHI L 2-5 0 1 1 -2 0 0 2 19:21
Mar 16, 2013 vs MIN L 4-6 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 22:55
Mar 14, 2013 @ MIN L 3-5 1 1 2 -2 0 2 0 19:37
Mar 12, 2013 vs EDM L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 18:39
Mar 10, 2013 vs SJS W 3-2 (OT) 2 0 2 0 0 5 0 22:43
Mar 8, 2013 vs CHI W 6-2 1 3 4 1 0 4 2 16:31
Mar 6, 2013 @ CHI L 2-3 1 0 1 -1 0 3 2 19:06
Mar 5, 2013 @ DET L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 19:37
Mar 3, 2013 @ CBJ L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 21:42
Feb 28, 2013 vs CGY W 5-4 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 21:05
Feb 24, 2013 @ ANA L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 21:32
Feb 23, 2013 @ LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 -3 2 2 1 15:28
Feb 20, 2013 vs STL W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23:25
Feb 18, 2013 vs NSH W 6-5 1 2 3 2 0 2 6 22:12
Feb 16, 2013 @ EDM L 4-6 1 2 3 -1 0 3 1 21:52
Feb 14, 2013 @ MIN W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 22:21
Feb 11, 2013 vs PHX L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 24:11
Feb 6, 2013 vs ANA L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 20:59
Feb 4, 2013 vs DAL L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 22:58
Feb 2, 2013 vs EDM W 3-1 0 2 2 2 0 6 3 25:07
Jan 31, 2013 @ CGY W 6-3 0 2 2 2 2 3 1 21:40
Jan 30, 2013 @ VAN L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 19:18
Jan 28, 2013 @ EDM L 1-4 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 21:44
Jan 26, 2013 @ SJS L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 19:20
Jan 24, 2013 vs CBJ W 4-0 2 1 3 3 0 4 1 18:50
Jan 22, 2013 vs LAK W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 21:56
Jan 19, 2013 @ MIN L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 20:19