Matt Duchene earned a pair of helpers in Thursday's 5-4 win against Minnesota. He has generated five assists in his past four games, but his goal drought has seen him score once in his last 19 appearances. Duchene still leads the Avalanche with 46 points in 50 games this season. He should start cashing in on his chances soon.

Matt Duchene is feeling a bit unlucky after scoring just one goal in his last 18 contests. "I'm just trying to not let it get me down, and not be on that emotional roller coaster," Duchene said. "But it's crazy. I think I've hit more goalposts than I have in the last two years in this stretch. I keep getting hooked, but I'm not getting penalty shots or anything. But I've just got to keep working and eventually it'll go in. But other guys are scoring, so just give them the puck." Duchene is still chipping in assists and has 44 points in 49 contests this season. We're not too worried over his recent lack of goals.

Matt Duchene has one goal in his last 18 games, but he has been getting his chances. He has racked up 35 shots in his last 10 outings. Duchene has managed to contribute 12 assists during his goal drought as well, so he has been able to help out his fantasy owners and the Avalanche despite his own lack of puck luck. He's trying to stay positive about the situation and he still leads Colorado in scoring with 44 points in 49 games.

Matt Duchene of the Colorado Avalanche threw the monkey off his back Saturday night as he celebrated his first goal of 2014. Duchene's tally was his first since Dec. 19 and it ended a 13-game goalless drought. While it had been over four weeks since the Avalanche center had scored a goal, Duchene was still contributing offensively with nine assists in that time. Duchene scored his 17th of the season after Nick Holden's shot went wide and caromed around the boards. From a tough angle below the right circle, Duchene fired a wrist shot that beat Nashville goalie Devan Dubnyk short side and over the left shoulder. The tally ended up being the game winner in the Avs' 5-4 triumph.

Matt Duchene hasn't picked up a goal in his past nine games. He has earned seven assists during that span and he's piled up 26 shots as well, so he hasn't been hurting his fantasy owners much. Duchene is generating chances so his goal drought shouldn't last much longer.

Matt Duchene has been named to Team Canada. His name was leaked prior to the official announcement as a player who will be on the roster for the Winter Olympics. Duchene has great speed which should come in handy on the bigger European ice. He is having a great year with 16 goals and 38 points in 39 matches.

Matt Duchene registered two assists in Colorado's 5-3 victory on Tuesday. Duchene has recorded at least a point in six of his last eight games. He now has 16 goals and 20 assists in 36 contests this season.

Matt Duchene picked up the third star of the week. Duchene has two goals and nine points in four games last week. His had a cold patch where he recorded just one assist in eight contests from Nov. 16 to Dec. 10, but that's well behind him now. He has 16 goals and 33 points in 32 games in 2013-14.

The Colorado Avalanche fell to the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 (SO) on Saturday, but don't blame Matt Duchene. The red-hot forward collected two assists and now has a four-game multi-point streak (two goals, seven assists). He also has an impressive 12 points in his last six games. It's almost impossible to imagine him sitting out the 2014 Winter Olympics at this point.

Center Matt Duchene has solidified himself as the Avalanche's top offensive player and a likely member of the 2014 Canadian Olympic team. Duchene, who has amassed 10 points in his last five games, leads the Avs with 16 goals, 15 assists and 31 points. He has produced multi-point games in four of his last five, including twice when Team Canada general manager Steve Yzerman scouted him during the recent home-and-away series with the Dallas Stars. At 22, Duchene not only is excelling on offense but defensively, too. You'd be hard-pressed to argue that Duchene has not emerged as one of the NHL's top 10 players.