Duchene (hand) is considered week-to-week after suffering an injury Sunday against Toronto, John Glennon of NHL.com reports.
Duchene took a shot off the hand and will now miss at least a week and, because it's so late in the season, he could be done for the year. The 32-year-old has 22 goals and 56 points through 71 games. The team should provide an update on his status once there's a clearer outlook on his timeline.
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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.
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Predators' Matt Duchene: Pockets assist in loss
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Duchene logged an assist, three shots on goal and two hits in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Coyotes.
Duchene was credited with the secondary helper on Cody Glass's third-period tally. Prior to Thursday, Duchene had been limited to one goal over his last four outings. The 32-year-old winger has been one of few players to thrive with the Predators this year, racking up 51 points, 145 shots on net and a plus-3 rating through 61 contests, though it's a far cry from the 86-point campaign he recorded a year ago.
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Predators' Matt Duchene: Another three-point effort
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Duchene scored a goal on five shots and added a pair of assists in Sunday's 6-2 win over the Coyotes.
Duchene has a goal and five helpers over his last two contests, and three of those assists have come on the power play. The 32-year-old seems to have found his groove lately with 10 points through eight outings in February. For the season, the winger is up to 18 tallies, 31 helpers, 132 shots on net and a plus-2 rating through 56 games.
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Predators' Matt Duchene: Disitributes three helpers
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Duchene produced three assists and three shots on goal in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Sharks.
Duchene helped out on both of Nino Niederreiter's tallies as well as a Thomas Novak goal. Two of Duchene's three helpers came on the power play. The 32-year-old forward has six goals, six assists and a plus-2 rating over his last 11 outings. For the season, he's up to 46 points (11 on the power play), 127 shots on net, 28 PIM and a plus-1 rating through 55 contests.
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Predators' Matt Duchene: Two points including OT winner
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Duchene scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in Saturday's 2-1 overtime victory over the Flyers.
After setting up Nino Niederreiter for the game's opening tally early in the second period, Duchene ended the afternoon by firing a shot that tipped in off Cam York's stick just 34 seconds into the extra frame. Duchene has three multi-point performances in the last five games, and since the calendar flipped to 2023 he's piled up six goals and 14 points through 15 contests.
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Predators' Matt Duchene: Scores lone goal in loss
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Duchene scored a goal and blocked two shots in Tuesday's 5-1 loss to the Golden Knights.
Duchene opened the scoring at 5:04 of the first period, but the Predators' joy was short-lived. The Golden Knights answered with three quick goals, and Nashville couldn't get back in the game. Duchene has four tallies and a helper over his last four appearances. He's up to 15 goals, 39 points, 110 shots on net and a plus-2 rating through 48 outings.
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Predators' Matt Duchene: Grabs two points in win
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Duchene tallied a goal and an assist in Thursday's 6-4 win over the Devils.
Duchene gave Nashville a 4-3 lead in the third period, following up his own rebound on a partial breakaway. He'd add an assist later in the frame on a Filip Forsberg tally. Duchene now has three goals in his last three games following a stretch of nine contests without a goal. The 32-year-old forward is up to 38 points (14 goals, 24 assists) through 47 games this season.
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Predators' Matt Duchene: Nets pair of goals
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Duchene scored twice in a 5-3 win against Los Angeles on Saturday.
Duchene's second marker proved to be the game-winner. He's up to 13 goals and 36 points in 45 contests this season. Duchene has been consistent lately. The last time the 32-year-old endured a scoring drought longer than a single game occurred when he was held off the scoresheet for four straight contests from Dec. 8-13.
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Predators' Matt Duchene: Adds helper in win
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Duchene logged an assist and two shots on goal in Monday's 2-1 win over the Flames.
Duchene is in the midst of a seven-game point drought, but he's made up for it by producing five assists, a plus-4 rating and 13 shots on net in that span. The 32-year-old forward was back on the top line Monday, though things remain fluid with the Predators' forward combinations. He's produced 11 goals, 22 helpers, 96 shots on net, 26 PIM and a minus-2 rating through 42 contests this season.
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Predators' Matt Duchene: Supplies helper Friday
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Duchene assisted on Ryan McDonagh's game-winning goal in the third period of Friday's 3-2 win over the Capitals.
Now with 30 points in 37 games, Duchene has been reasonably consistent this year. He likely won't match the 86 points he posted last season, but he's on pace to top 60 points for the fifth time in his career.
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Predators' Matt Duchene: Will play Friday
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Duchene (personal) will return to the lineup against Anaheim on Friday.
Duchene missed Tuesday's game against Dallas for the birth of his child. He has 10 goals and 26 points in 32 games and will return to the second line alongside Yakov Trenin and Ryan Johansen, as well as playing on the top power-play unit.
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Predators' Matt Duchene: Unavailable Tuesday
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Duchene (personal) won't play Tuesday against Dallas.
Duchene and his wife welcomed a new baby into the world, so he will miss at least one game. The Predators forward has 10 goals and 26 points in 32 games this season. Mark Jankowski will be inserted into the lineup in Duchene's place.
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Predators' Matt Duchene: Collects 10th goal
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Duchene scored his 10th goal of the season in Friday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Avalanche.
He tucked the puck under the bar over a sprawling Alexandar Georgiev early in the second period to give the Predators a 2-0 lead, but they couldn't make it stick. Duchene has found the back of the net in four straight games and gotten onto the scoresheet in five straight, but none of those were multi-point efforts. On the season, the veteran center has 10 goals and 26 points through 31 games, and he's unsurprisingly having trouble matching the 43-goal, 86-point pace he rang up in a career-best 2021-22 campaign.
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Predators' Matt Duchene: Extends point streak to four games
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Duchene scored a goal in Wednesday's 4-2 win against Chicago.
Duchene's marker came at 19:55 of the second period to tie the game at 2-2. He's up to nine goals and 25 points in 31 contests in 2022-23. The 31-year-old is on a three-game goal scoring streak, and he hasn't been held off the scoresheet in his last four games.
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Predators' Matt Duchene: Scores PP tally
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Duchene scored a goal on four shots during a 4-3 overtime victory over the visiting Oilers on Monday.
Duchene, who has converted in consecutive contests, helped snap two prolonged power-play droughts. The 31-year-old center scored his first man-advantage marker since converting against the Wild on Nov. 15 and the Predators collected their first power-play tally in seven games. Duchene, who has eight goals this season, finished with a team-best plus-2 rating against the Oilers.
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Predators' Matt Duchene: Nets goal vs. Colorado
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Duchene scored a goal in Nashville's 3-1 loss to Colorado on Saturday.
Duchene's marker came at 3:25 of the third period to reduce the Avalanche's lead to 2-1. He played his first 586 NHL games with the Avalanche, and since being traded by them, he has 10 goals and 11 points in 11 career contests versus Colorado. The 31-year-old has seven goals and 23 points in 29 games this season.
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Predators' Matt Duchene: Garners helper in loss
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Duchene recorded a secondary assist in Thursday's 2-1 overtime loss to the Jets.
Duchene put an end to a four-game point drought, but with six goals and 16 assists through 28 games, the venerable pivot will need to go on a major tear to come close to the career-high 86 points that he earned with the Preds last season.
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Predators' Matt Duchene: Three points in win
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Duchene scored an empty-net goal and added two power-play assists in Friday's 4-1 win over the Islanders.
This was Duchene's third multi-point effort in the last eight games, a span in which he has three goals and seven helpers. The 31-year-old is up to six tallies, 15 assists, 54 shots on net, 22 PIM and a minus-1 rating through 23 contests. Considering he had just three power-play points entering Friday, this was a step in the right direction.
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Predators' Matt Duchene: Helps with two tallies
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Duchene was credited with two assists during Tuesday's 2-1 overtime win over the visiting Ducks.
Duchene, who has collected four points in his past four outings, had a hand in both of the Predators' tallies Tuesday, including the primary helper on Roman Josi's game-winner. The 31-year-old forward registered three shots during 16:51 of ice time and shared the team lead with a plus-2 rating. Duchene skated on the third line with Colton Sissons and Tanner Jeannot for a second consecutive contest and the trio combined for one goal and three assists to shoot down the Ducks.
