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Alex Tuch

#89 · Right wing · Washington Capitals

Born May 10, 1996 in Syracuse, New York, USA (age 30) · 6'4", 225 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 18th overall in 2014 by MIN (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2025-26. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Matthew Knies TOR · 66 P in 79 GP Nico Hischier NJD · 66 P in 82 GP Steven Stamkos NSH · 66 P in 82 GP Seth Jarvis CAR · 66 P in 71 GP Pavel Zacha BOS · 65 P in 78 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

02040602016-17: 0 points016-172017-18: 37 points3717-182018-19: 52 points5218-192019-20: 17 points1719-202020-21: 33 points3320-212021-22: 38 points3821-222022-23: 79 points7922-232023-24: 59 points5923-242024-25: 67 points6724-252025-26: 66 points6625-262026-27: 3 points326-27

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2016-17 MIN 6 0 0 0 -3 0 8 5 0.00 $925K
2017-18 VGK 78 15 22 37 3 27 171 99 0.47 $925K
2018-19 VGK 74 20 32 52 13 8 180 92 0.70 $925K
2019-20 VGK 42 8 9 17 -10 8 98 58 0.40 $4.75M
2020-21 VGK 55 18 15 33 16 28 142 52 0.60 $4.75M
2021-22 BUF 50 12 26 38 -3 14 139 32 0.76 $4.75M
2022-23 BUF 74 36 43 79 14 20 218 54 1.07 $4.75M
2023-24 BUF 75 22 37 59 9 54 192 72 0.79 $4.75M
2024-25 BUF 82 36 31 67 16 47 196 73 0.82 $4.75M
2025-26 BUF 79 33 33 66 24 57 195 82 0.84 $4.75M
2026-27 WSH 5 3 0 3 4 0 15 5 0.60 $10.5M
11 seasons Career 620 203 248 451 83 263 1554 624 0.73

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2017-18 VGK 20 6 4 10 0 12 44 43 0.50
2018-19 VGK 7 1 1 2 0 8 20 18 0.29
2019-20 VGK 17 5 4 9 5 8 43 42 0.53
2020-21 VGK 19 4 5 9 6 6 42 39 0.47
2025-26 BUF 13 4 3 7 0 8 46 37 0.54
5 seasons Playoffs 76 20 17 37 11 42 195 179 0.49

2025-26 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
79 33 33 66 24 57 195 82 0.84 16.9 19:00

Contract

$4.75MCap hitends in 2026, then extended to 2034
$72KCap dollars per point66 points in 79 games
$452KCap dollars per goal above replacement10.5 goals above replacement
$9.7MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$4.9MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 715 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Vegas Golden Knights on Oct 19, 2018, as an extension of the contract he was on: 7 years and $33.25M, beginning in 2019-20. It runs through 2025-26, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Washington Capitals on Jun 24, 2026, 8 years and $84M at $10.5M a season, beginning in 2026-27.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2019-20 $4.75M $4.75M $0 $4.75M
2020-21 $4.75M $4.75M $0 $4.75M
2021-22 $4.75M $4.75M $0 $4.75M
2022-23 $4.75M $4.75M $0 $4.75M
2023-24 $4.75M $4.75M $0 $4.75M M-NTC
2024-25 $4.75M $4.75M $0 $4.75M M-NTC
2025-26 $4.75M $4.75M $0 $4.75M M-NTC

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jun 24, 2026 Washington Capitals Extension not begun 2026-27 to 2033-34 8 $84M $10.5M
Oct 19, 2018 Vegas Golden Knights Extension 2019-20 to 2025-26 7 $33.25M $4.75M
Apr 13, 2016 Minnesota Wild Entry-level 2016-17 to 2018-19 3 $4.05M $925K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2025-26 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2025-26 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+1.2Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence+1.3Even-strength defence-0.1Power play-0.4Penalty kill-0.1Penalties-0.3

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. A playoff run is too short to rank anyone on.

0510152016-172018-192020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

53.8Corsi for %199 attempts for, 171 against
-0.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.7Expected goals for %10.0 expected for, 8.6 against
-1.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
46.7Goals for %7 for, 8 against
96.7PDO7.8% shooting + 88.9% saves
58Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 135 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Alex Tuch · Tage Thompson · Peyton Krebs11114:2649.648.46-5
Alex Tuch · Ryan McLeod · Josh Doan225:2066.082.81-0
Alex Tuch · Tage Thompson · Ryan McLeod24:4087.568.50-1
Alex Tuch · Ryan McLeod · Jack Quinn13:0566.771.30-0

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net.

3Goalsnot counting empty-netters
5.7Expected goalsfrom 69 unblocked attempts
-2.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.29 expected goals per 60 minutes94th
Shot quality 8.3% chance per attempt56th
Finishing -2.7 goals above expected2ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 81 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

024Expected 5.7Goals 3

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took in these playoffs, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 15, 2026 vs DAL L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 20:36
Apr 13, 2026 @ CHI W 5-1 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 21:23
Apr 9, 2026 vs CBJ W 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 21:16
Apr 8, 2026 @ NYR W 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 19:05
Apr 6, 2026 vs TBL W 4-2 1 0 1 0 4 6 2 17:59
Apr 4, 2026 @ WSH L 2-6 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 16:20
Apr 2, 2026 @ OTT L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:57
Mar 31, 2026 vs NYI W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 20:25
Mar 28, 2026 vs SEA W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 24:32
Mar 27, 2026 vs DET L 2-5 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 18:51
Mar 25, 2026 vs BOS L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 3 3 17:49
Mar 22, 2026 @ ANA L 5-6 (OT) 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 21:31
Mar 21, 2026 @ LAK W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 20:06
Mar 19, 2026 @ SJS W 5-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 17:36
Mar 14, 2026 vs TOR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 20:52
Mar 10, 2026 vs SJS W 6-3 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 16:00
Mar 8, 2026 vs TBL W 8-7 2 0 2 0 0 4 3 18:54
Mar 7, 2026 vs NSH W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 21:19
Mar 5, 2026 @ PIT W 5-1 1 0 1 2 0 3 1 17:37
Mar 3, 2026 vs VGK W 3-2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 19:36
Feb 28, 2026 @ TBL W 6-2 1 0 1 -1 2 5 1 18:15
Feb 27, 2026 @ FLA W 3-2 1 1 2 1 0 6 1 19:23
Feb 25, 2026 @ NJD W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 19:50
Feb 5, 2026 vs PIT L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 2 3 0 20:53
Feb 3, 2026 @ TBL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 22:38
Feb 2, 2026 @ FLA W 5-3 0 1 1 3 0 1 1 22:27
Jan 31, 2026 vs MTL L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 22:29
Jan 29, 2026 vs LAK W 4-1 3 0 3 2 0 7 0 17:57
Jan 27, 2026 @ TOR W 7-4 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 15:44
Jan 24, 2026 @ NYI W 5-0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 17:57
Jan 22, 2026 @ MTL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 19:46
Jan 20, 2026 @ NSH W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 15:44
Jan 19, 2026 @ CAR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 19:55
Jan 17, 2026 vs MIN L 4-5 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 18:40
Jan 15, 2026 vs MTL W 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 1 4 18:44
Jan 14, 2026 vs PHI W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 21:44
Jan 12, 2026 vs FLA L 3-4 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 18:51
Jan 10, 2026 vs ANA W 5-3 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 19:10
Jan 8, 2026 @ NYR W 5-2 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 17:30
Jan 6, 2026 vs VAN W 5-3 1 1 2 2 0 3 1 19:42
Jan 3, 2026 @ CBJ L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 5 2 19:49
Dec 31, 2025 @ DAL W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 18:21
Dec 29, 2025 @ STL W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 13:54
Dec 27, 2025 vs BOS W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:31
Dec 23, 2025 @ OTT W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 2 2 3 1 18:01
Dec 21, 2025 @ NJD W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 18:47
Dec 20, 2025 vs NYI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 21:06
Dec 18, 2025 vs PHI W 5-3 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 21:29
Dec 14, 2025 @ SEA W 3-1 0 2 2 2 0 3 3 17:07
Dec 9, 2025 @ EDM W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 22:37
Dec 8, 2025 @ CGY L 4-7 1 0 1 -3 0 4 0 21:42
Dec 5, 2025 @ WPG L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 16:09
Dec 3, 2025 @ PHI L 2-5 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 19:31
Dec 1, 2025 vs WPG W 5-1 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 16:01
Nov 29, 2025 @ MIN W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 4 1 16:32
Nov 28, 2025 vs NJD L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 5 3 17:57
Nov 26, 2025 @ PIT L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 4 17:40
Nov 23, 2025 vs CAR W 4-1 1 0 1 0 2 2 5 15:26
Nov 21, 2025 vs CHI W 9-3 0 4 4 2 0 1 1 18:04
Nov 19, 2025 vs CGY L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 16:19
Nov 17, 2025 vs EDM W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 18:52
Nov 15, 2025 @ DET W 5-4 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 18:20
Nov 13, 2025 @ COL L 3-6 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 15:28
Nov 12, 2025 @ UTA L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 18:57
Nov 8, 2025 @ CAR L 3-6 1 1 2 0 0 1 3 18:37
Nov 6, 2025 vs STL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 16:07
Nov 4, 2025 vs UTA L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 21:03
Nov 1, 2025 vs WSH W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 4 2 0 20:14
Oct 30, 2025 @ BOS L 3-4 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 4 1 19:19
Oct 28, 2025 vs CBJ L 3-4 (OT) 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 15:39
Oct 25, 2025 @ TOR L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 17 1 0 13:34
Oct 24, 2025 vs TOR W 5-3 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 19:34
Oct 22, 2025 vs DET W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 19:19
Oct 20, 2025 @ MTL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 20:08
Oct 18, 2025 vs FLA W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 20:22
Oct 15, 2025 vs OTT W 8-4 1 1 2 2 2 4 0 20:00
Oct 13, 2025 vs COL L 1-3 0 1 1 1 4 2 0 18:28
Oct 11, 2025 @ BOS L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:52
Oct 9, 2025 vs NYR L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 22:32