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Loading…Matt Duchene, a 35-year-old center for the Dallas Stars, grades as a clear top-quartile center with a 78 overall (34th of 195).
Offensive creation is where he wins, at 89, while defensive impact at 28 is the clear area to improve.
His rating fell from 92.1 in 2024-25 to 71.6 in 2025-26, one of the bigger drops in his 17-season card history.
At $4.5M through 2028-29 before unrestricted free agency, the model rates the deal Underpaid: his expected value is $6.7M, so the Dallas Stars save roughly $2.2M a season against his production.
The Dallas Stars have $1.61M of space under the $104M cap this season.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 89 |
| Defense | 28 |
| Play driving | 67 |
| Finishing | 86 |
| Power play | 72 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | DAL | 57 | 71.6 | 0.6 |
| 2024-25 | DAL | 82 | 92.1 | 1.5 |
| 2023-24 | DAL | 80 | 72.7 | 0.9 |
| 2022-23 | NSH | 71 | 83.9 | 0.8 |
| 2021-22 | NSH | 78 | 97.8 | 2.1 |
| 2020-21 | NSH | 34 | 76.3 | 0.5 |
| 2019-20 | NSH | 66 | 87.5 | 0.8 |
| 2018-19 | CBJ | 73 | 75.5 | 1.1 |
| 2017-18 | OTT | 82 | 80.2 | 0.9 |
| 2016-17 | COL | 77 | 72.6 | 0.5 |
Other DAL centers by rating: Roope Hintz (88.9), Wyatt Johnston (84.9), Arttu Hyry (36.3), Justin Hryckowian (26.5). See the full Dallas Stars cap sheet.
How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.