Duchene scored his first goal of the season in Monday's 5-3 win against the Blue Jackets.

EDGE Analysis

Duchene ended up with a plus-1 rating, four shots on goal and a minor penalty in his 14:27 of ice time. He also did great work in the faceoff circle, winning six of his seven attempts at the dot. The 32-year-old was blanked in his first four games, but he's pieced together a three-game point streak with a goal and two assists.

Duchene posted an assist, two shots on goal and three blocked shots in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Maple Leafs.

EDGE Analysis

Duchene has a helper in consecutive contests after he set up a Mason Marchment tally Thursday. The 32-year-old Duchene has added 12 shots on net, five blocked shots, three hits and a minus-1 rating through six appearances. He continues to hold down a middle-six role, and it looks like he's sparked his offense after a slow start.

Duchene posted an assist in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Penguins.

EDGE Analysis

Duchene has been among Dallas' ice-time leaders with 17:49 per game early on, but he had nothing to show for it before Tuesday. The 32-year-old got on the scoresheet when he set up Evgenii Dadonov's second-period marker. Duchene has added 10 shots on net, three hits, two blocked shots and two PIM over five contests in a middle-six role. He's also impressed at the faceoff dot early on, winning 68.3 percent (28-for-41) of his draws.

Duchene signed a one-year, $3 million deal with the Stars on Saturday, per Chris Johnston of TSN.

EDGE Analysis

Duchene will link up with the Stars after he was bought out by the Predators earlier this week. The 32-year-old forward posted 56 points (22 goals, 34 assists) in 71 games last season. While it remains to be seen which line he'll slot onto, Duchene will add another scoring threat to a deep Dallas team.

Duchene (hand) was placed on unconditional waivers by the Predators for the purpose of buying out his contract Friday, Chris Johnston of TSN reports.

EDGE Analysis

Duchene has three years remaining on a seven-year, $56 million contract. The Predators will save approximately $5.4 million on the salary cap in 2023-24, $2.4 million in 2024-25 and $1.4 million in 2025-26. Duchene will carry a $1.55 million salary cap hit for the Predators in each of the following three seasons. Duchene had a career season in 2021-22, tallying 43 goals and 43 assists, but he slumped last season, finding the back of the net only 22 times while chipping in with 34 assists.

Duchene (hand) is considered week-to-week after suffering an injury Sunday against Toronto, John Glennon of NHL.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

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.

Duchene recorded two goals and an assist in Nashville's 7-3 victory over Buffalo on Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

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 and had just one assist. Through 68 appearances this season, Duchene has 21 goals and 54 points.

Duchene logged an assist, three shots on goal and two hits in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Coyotes.

EDGE Analysis

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.

Duchene scored a goal on five shots and added a pair of assists in Sunday's 6-2 win over the Coyotes.

EDGE Analysis

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.

Duchene produced three assists and three shots on goal in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Sharks.

EDGE Analysis

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.