Predators’ Duchene leaves game vs. Wild with lower-body injury

Nashville Predators center Matt Duchene plays against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the second period of an NHL preseason hockey game Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Duchene was signed as a free agent during the offseason. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Nashville Predators star centre Matt Duchene left the team’s 4-0 win over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday and did not return because of a lower-body injury, the team announced.

Duchene’s last shift came with 3:27 remaining in the second period.

Duchene, 28, has 11 points in 10 games this season.

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