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Duchene (lower-body) is expected to play in New York on Tuesday.

Duchene participated in the pre-game skate on Monday but was a last-minute scratch for the Stars due to a lower-body injury. He was replaced by Sam Steel on the second line in Monday's contest and was a game-time decision on Tuesday.

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Duchene (lower body) will be a game-time decision on Tuesday vs. New York.

Duchene participated in the pre-game skate on Monday but was a last-minute scratch for the Stars due to a lower-body injury. He was replaced by Sam Steel on the second line in Monday's contest and will be a game-time decision on Tuesday. The Stars recalled highly-touted offensive prospect Logan Stankoven, who will likely draw into the lineup if Duchene is still unavailable.

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Duchene (lower body) will be out Monday after originally taking part in the pre-game skate.

Duchene participated in the pre-game skate but was a last-minute scratch for the Stars. Duchene joins Miro Heiskanen, Jani Hakanpaa, and Evgeni Dadanov as lineup regulars sidelined on Monday afternoon. Sam Steel is expected to see increased offensive deployment, likely centring Tyler Seguin and Mason Marchment during Duchene's absence.

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Duchene (upper-body) will play against the Blue Jackets on Thursday.

Duchene exited the Stars' Saturday night contest against the Vancouver Canucks late in the second period and did not return, ultimately missing the teams' Monday game against the Boston Bruins. Before his injury, Duchene was in the midst of a five-game point streak, tallying five points (2G / 3A) and seems to be finding his stride with the Stars.

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Matt Duchene (upper body) will be a game-time decision Thursday in Columbus.

Duchene exited the Stars' Saturday night contest against the Vancouver Canucks late in the second period and did not return, ultimately missing the teams' Monday game against the Boston Bruins. Before his injury, Duchene was in the midst of a five-game point streak, tallying five points (2G / 3A) and seems to be finding his stride with the Stars. He will be a game-time decision on Thursday against the Columbus Blue Jackets and should slot back in alongside Tyler Seguin and Mason Marchment if he is available to play.

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Duchene (upper-body) is day-to-day and will miss Monday vs. Boston.

Duchene left Saturday's game in Vancouver with an upper-body injury after a high hit from Ian Cole and will not dress Monday. Duchene is considered day-to-day and is expecting Joel Hanley to be dressed as at the seventh defenseman or the Stars will have to recall a forward from the AHL for Monday.

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The Stars signed Matt Duchene to a one-year contract worth $3.0 million.

Duchene had 22 goals, 34 assists, 168 SOG, 32 PIMs and a +4 plus/minus through 71 games with Nashville in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year contract worth $3.0 million with Dallas. The 32-year-old centre joins his fifth NHL team and is one season off of a 43 goals, 86 point season in 2021-22. The veteran has 316 goals and 744 points through 976 career NHL games.

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Matt Duchene has been placed on unconditional waivers with purpose of a buyout.

Duchene had 22 goals, 34 assists, 168 SOG, 32 PIMs and a +4 plus/minus through 71 games with Nashville in 2022-23 but has been placed on unconditional waivers with the purpose of a buyout Friday. The 32-year-old centre has been one of the Predators' best players for years, but was expected to carry a $8 million cap hit into 2023-24 for three more season and will therefore only cost the Predators $2.56 million next season. The veteran is just 24 games from reaching the 1000 game plateau, having picked up 316 goals and 744 points across his 14 year career.

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Matt Duchene is out week-to-week with an upper-body injury.

Duchene left the Predators' previous game Sunday vs. Toronto after just 7:52 TOI due to an upper-body injury and is now considered out week-to-week. The 32-year-old likely will now be out for the remainder of the regular season, ending with 22 goals, 34 assists, 168 SOG, 32 PIMs and a +4 plus/minus through 71 games prior to his injury.

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Duchene (upper-body) will return to the Predators lineup on Wednesday.

Duchene missed the last four games with an upper-body injury but is set to play Wednesday in Washington. Duchene will likely play on the top line with Mikael Granlund and Filip Forsberg and comes in with 25 points (13G / 12A) in 26 games this season.

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Duchene (lower-body) will return to the Predators lineup on Saturday.

Duchene has been sidelined by a lower-body injury since March 4th but is set to return to the lineup on Saturday. It's unclear where Duchene will slot back into the lineup but he comes back in with just three goals and five assists (eight points) in 23 games.

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Duchene will miss 3-5 weeks with a lower-body injury and has been placed on IR.

Duchene left Thursday's game prematurely and the Predators announced that he'll miss at least three weeks with a lower-body injury. With Duchene out, Ryan Johansen will move into the Predators' top-6 on Saturday.

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