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Matt Duchene

#95

age34

posC,RW

shotl

h6'1"

w209lbs

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$4,500,000$4.50M

Year 1 of 4

25/26

28/29

Expiry Status

UFA 2029 age 38

Profile

Draft Team

Round1

Pick3

Year2009

Agent Pat Brisson

Birthdate Jan 16, 1991

Birthplace Haliburton, Ontario

Nationality Canada

Stick Warrior Novium Pro

UFA Year 2016

ELC Year 18

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $99.69M

Regular Season

GP4

PPG0.5

PIM0

5x5 TOI/GP 12:33

PP TOI/GP 1:32

PK TOI/GP 0:00

G60 0.00

P60 1.20

GF% 75.0

xGF% 58.0

RELxGF% 16.0

CF% 44.0

REL CF% 1.2

Pen Diff -2

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP1142

G372

A521

P893

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.78

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.33

Career Statline Details

2025-2029 Standard Contract

term4yrs

value$18,000,000$18.00M

cap hit$4,500,000$4.50M

Matt Duchene is signed to a 4 year, $18,000,000 contract with a cap hit of $4,500,000 per season, playing for the Dallas Stars. His contract expires at the end of the 2028-29 season, making Duchene an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On Jun 19 2025

Signing Agent Pat Brisson

Signed By

Signing GM Jim Nill

% Cap Contract Start 4.71%

Signing Status UFAage 34

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029
Cap Hit	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	UFAage 38
AAV	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M
Base	$3,000,000$3.00M	$1,800,000$1.80M	$3,600,000$3.60M	$3,600,000$3.60M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	-	-
Total Salary	$6,000,000$6.00M	$4,800,000$4.80M	$3,600,000$3.60M	$3,600,000$3.60M
Minors Salary	$6,000,000$6.00M	$4,800,000$4.80M	$3,600,000$3.60M	$3,600,000$3.60M
Clauses	NMC	NMC	M-NTC	M-NTC
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out		Buy Out	Buy Out	Buy Out

Notes

Yr 3 & 4: Player submits 5 Teams player can be traded to

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Career Stats By Contract

Regular Season

GP4

PPG0.5

PIM0

5x5 TOI/GP 12:33

PP TOI/GP 1:32

PK TOI/GP 0:00

G60 0.00

P60 1.20

GF% 75.0

xGF% 58.0

RELxGF% 16.0

CF% 44.0

REL CF% 1.2

Pen Diff -2

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP1142

G372

A521

P893

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.78

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.33

Career Statline Details

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Season	Age	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	GF%	xGF%	RelxGF%	CF%	RelCF%	G60	P60	Pen Dif	TOI 5v5/GP	TOI PP/GP	TOI PK/GP	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2025-26	34	$4,500,000 $4.50M	NHL	Dallas Stars	4	1	1	2	0	75.0	58.0	16.0	44.0	1.2	0.00	1.20	-2	12:33	1:32	0:00
2024-25	33	$3,000,000 $3.00M	NHL	Dallas Stars	82	30	52	82	12	55.1	52.0	3.1	50.0	0.7	1.01	2.51	-2	13:43	2:27	0:04	Playoffs	18	1	5	6	0
2023-24	32	$3,000,000 $3.00M	NHL	Dallas Stars	80	25	40	65	20	60.0	51.0	-4.3	49.0	-4.9	0.76	2.12	-2	13:49	1:57	0:09	Playoffs	19	2	4	6	0
2022-23	31	$8,000,000 $8.00M	NHL	Nashville Predators	71	22	34	56	32	54.8	48.0	-1.2	49.0	0.7	0.70	1.99	-1	14:26	2:48	0:01
2021-22	30	$8,000,000 $8.00M	NHL	Nashville Predators	78	43	43	86	38	56.2	53.0	4.5	52.0	3.3	1.09	2.44	-2	14:48	3:02	0:01	Playoffs	4	3	1	4	0
2020-21	29	$8,000,000 $8.00M	NHL	Nashville Predators	34	6	7	13	6	42.9	52.0	3.4	54.0	4.6	0.55	1.23	-8	12:53	2:18	0:01	Playoffs	6	1	2	3	0
2019-20	28	$8,000,000 $8.00M	NHL	Nashville Predators	66	13	29	42	24	53.3	54.0	5.6	55.0	5.5	0.54	1.89	-16	13:29	2:24	0:02	Playoffs	4	1	1	2	0
2018-19	27	$6,000,000 $6.00M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	23	4	8	12	2	51.2	49.0	-0.4	47.0	-0.1	1.19	2.44	-11	15:10	2:25	0:10	Playoffs	10	5	5	10	0
2018-19	27	$6,000,000 $6.00M	NHL	Ottawa Senators	50	27	31	58	6
2017-18	26	$6,000,000 $6.00M	NHL	Ottawa Senators	68	23	26	49	14
2017-18	26	$6,000,000 $6.00M	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	14	4	6	10	4
2016-17	25	$6,000,000 $6.00M	WCup	Canada	6	2	2	4	2
2016-17	25	$6,000,000 $6.00M	WC	Canada	10	1	0	1	0
2016-17	25	$6,000,000 $6.00M	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	77	18	23	41	12
2015-16	24	$6,000,000 $6.00M	WC	Canada	10	5	5	10	2
2015-16	24	$6,000,000 $6.00M	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	76	30	29	59	24
2014-15	23	$6,000,000 $6.00M	WC	Canada	10	4	8	12	2
2014-15	23	$6,000,000 $6.00M	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	82	21	34	55	16
2013-14	22	$3,500,000 $3.50M	OG	Canada	4	0	0	0	0
2013-14	22	$3,500,000 $3.50M	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	71	23	47	70	19												Playoffs	2	0	3	3	0
2012-13	21	$3,500,000 $3.50M	WC	Canada	8	4	1	5	0
2012-13	21	$3,500,000 $3.50M	Spengler Cup	Team Canada	4	2	3	5	0
2012-13	21	$3,500,000 $3.50M	SHL	Frölunda HC	19	4	10	14	12
2012-13	21	$3,500,000 $3.50M	NL	HC Ambrì-Piotta	4	2	3	5	2
2012-13	21	$3,500,000 $3.50M	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	47	17	26	43	12
2011-12	20	$900,000 $900K	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	58	14	14	28	8
2010-11	19	$900,000 $900K	WC	Canada	7	0	0	0	2
2010-11	19	$900,000 $900K	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	80	27	40	67	33
2009-10	18	$900,000 $900K	WC	Canada	7	4	3	7	0
2009-10	18	$900,000 $900K	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	81	24	31	55	16												Playoffs	6	0	3	3	0
2008-09	17		OHL	Brampton Battalion	57	31	48	79	42												Playoffs	21	14	12	26	0
2008-09	17		Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Canada U18	4	1	4	5	2
2008-09	17		CHL Challenge	OHL All-Stars	1	0	1	1	2
2007-08	16		WJC-18	Canada U18	7	5	3	8	6
2007-08	16		WHC-17	Canada Ontario U17	6	4	6	10	8
2007-08	16		OHL	Brampton Battalion	64	30	20	50	22												Playoffs	5	1	1	2	0
2006-07	15		OHL Cup	Central Ontario Wolves U16 AAA	4	4	6	10	0
2006-07	15		ETAHL U16	Central Ontario Wolves U16 AAA	52	69	37	106	36
2005-06	14		Big Nickel U14	Central Ontario Wolves U15 AAA	4	3	4	7	6
NHL Totals					1142	372	521	893
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

Jun

Duchene, Matt

4yrs

$4,500,000

Cap Hit

07/1

2024

Duchene, Matt

1yr

$3,000,000

Cap Hit

07/1

2023

Duchene, Matt

1yr

$3,000,000

Cap Hit

07/1

2019

Duchene, Matt

7yrs

$8,000,000

Cap Hit

02/22

2019

Bergman, Julius Duchene, Matt

Davidsson, Jonathan

+3 more...

Transactions & Updates

Nov

Duchene, Matt

Duchene (upper body) will miss Saturday's tilt in Florida, Owen Newkirk of DLLS Sports reports.

Oct

Duchene, Matt

Duchene (upper body) has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Mike Heika of the Dallas Stars' official site reports.

Oct

Duchene, Matt

Duchene (upper body) is day-to-day and isn't expected to suit up for Tuesday's home game against the Washington Capitals, according to Brien Rea of Victory+.

Oct

Duchene, Matt

Duchene (upper body) won't play against the Nashville Predators on Sunday, per Stars beat reporter Robert Tiffin.

Oct

Duchene, Matt

Duchene (upper body) won't play Saturday versus the Carolina Hurricanes, independent beat writer Robert Tiffin reports.

All Transactions

Contract History

2024-2025 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$3,000,000$3.00M

cap hit$3,000,000$3.00M

expiry 2025 UFA age 34

Signed On Jul 1 2024

Signing Agent Pat Brisson

Signed By

Signing GM Jim Nill

% Cap Contract Start 3.41%

Signing Status UFAage 33

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2024-25	2025
Cap Hit	$3,000,000$3.00M	UFAage 34
AAV	$3,000,000$3.00M
Base	$3,000,000$3.00M
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$3,000,000$3.00M
Minors Salary	$3,000,000$3.00M
Clauses	NTC
Year Type	UFA
UFA Year

2023-2024 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$3,000,000$3.00M

cap hit$3,000,000$3.00M

expiry 2024 UFA age 33

Signed On Jul 1 2023

Signing Agent Pat Brisson

Signed By

Signing GM Jim Nill

% Cap Contract Start 3.59%

Signing Status UFAage 32

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2023-24	2024
Cap Hit	$3,000,000$3.00M	UFAage 33
AAV	$3,000,000$3.00M
Base	$3,000,000$3.00M
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$3,000,000$3.00M
Minors Salary	$3,000,000$3.00M
Clauses
Year Type	UFA
UFA Year

2019-2026 Standard Contract

term7yrs

value$56,000,000$56.00M

cap hit$8,000,000$8.00M

expiry 2026 UFA age 35

Signed On Jul 1 2019

Signing Agent Pat Brisson

Signed By

Signing GM David Poile

Contract Bought Out By

This contract was bought out by prior to 2023-2024

Buyout Details

% Cap Contract Start 9.82%

Signing Status UFAage 28

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26
Cap Hit	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	UFAage 35
AAV	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M
Base	$2,000,000$2.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$8,000,000$8.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M
Total Salary	$10,000,000$10.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$10,000,000$10.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$9,000,000$9.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M
Minors Salary	$10,000,000$10.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$10,000,000$10.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$9,000,000$9.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M
Clauses					M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

Notes

Modified NTC: 7 Team No Trade Clause

2014-2019 Standard Contract

term5yrs

value$30,000,000$30.00M

cap hit$6,000,000$6.00M

expiry 2019 UFA age 28

Signed On Jul 18 2013

Signing Agent Pat Brisson

Signed By

Signing GM Greg Sherman

% Cap Contract Start 8.70%

Signing Status RFAage 22

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019
Cap Hit	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	UFAage 28
AAV	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M
Base	$5,500,000$5.50M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,500,000$6.50M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$5,500,000$5.50M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,500,000$6.50M
Minors Salary	$5,500,000$5.50M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,500,000$6.50M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

2012-2014 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$7,000,000$7.00M

cap hit$3,500,000$3.50M

expiry 2014 RFA age 23

Signed On Jun 23 2012

Signed By

Signing GM Greg Sherman

% Cap Contract Start 5.83%

Signing Status RFAage 21

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2012-13	2013-14	2014
Cap Hit	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	RFAage 23
AAV	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M
Base	$3,250,000$3.25M	$3,750,000$3.75M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$3,250,000$3.25M	$3,750,000$3.75M
Minors Salary	$3,250,000$3.25M	$3,750,000$3.75M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2009-2012 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$9,600,000$9.60M

cap hit$3,200,000$3.20M

expiry 2012 RFA age 21

Signed On Jul 16 2009

Signed By

Signing GM Greg Sherman

% Cap Contract Start 1.58%

Signing Status age 18

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012
Cap Hit	$900,000$900K	$900,000$900K	$900,000$900K	RFAage 21
AAV	$3,200,000$3.20M	$3,200,000$3.20M	$3,200,000$3.20M
Base	$810,000$810K	$810,000$810K	$810,000$810K
Performance Bonuses	$2,300,000$2.30M	$2,300,000$2.30M	$2,300,000$2.30M
Signing Bonuses	$90,000$90K	$90,000$90K	$90,000$90K
Total Salary	$900,000$900K	$900,000$900K	$900,000$900K
Minors Salary	$67,500$68K	$67,500$68K	$67,500$68K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year