What It Means:

He has been ruled out for games against the Philadelphia Flyers (Thursday) and Minnesota Wild (Saturday) this week. Duchene will be re-evaluated afterward. Colorado is battling for the last Wild Card spot in the West, and they will need their leading scorer back as soon as possible.

Duchene has 56 points (29 goals, 27 assists) in 71 games played this season and has been poor at driving possession. His Corsi For Percentage is 46.6, and his Relative Corsi For at Even Strength is 2.0. We currently project Duchene to tally another seven points (three goals, four assists) over the remaining course of the season.