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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 2026-27. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Alex Laferriere LAK · 3 P in 3 GP Artemi Panarin LAK · 3 P in 3 GP Dylan Strome WSH · 3 P in 3 GP Erik Haula LAK · 3 P in 3 GP Jake DeBrusk VAN · 3 P in 3 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 3 3 0 3 4 0 11 4 1.00 $10.5M
11 seasons Career 618 203 248 451 83 263 1550 623 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

2026-27 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
3 3 0 3 4 0 11 4 1.00 27.3 17:42

Contract

$10.5MCap hitends in 2034, then UFA
$3.5MCap dollars per point3 points in 3 games
$864KCap dollars per goal above replacement12.2 goals above replacement, projected
$12.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.9MValueworth 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. The season is still being played, so each rating is projected over the whole season: the games played so far, plus the games left at the rate of the last three seasons and this one. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 648 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Washington Capitals on Jun 24, 2026, as an extension of the contract he was on: 8 years and $84M, beginning in 2026-27. It runs through 2033-34, with 7 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2026-27 $10.5M
2027-28 $10.5M
2028-29 $10.5M
2029-30 $10.5M
2030-31 $10.5M
2031-32 $10.5M
2032-33 $10.5M
2033-34 $10.5M

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jun 24, 2026 Washington Capitals Extension 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 2026-27 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.

2026-27 analytics

Rating, projected over the full season

2026-27 is still being played, so these are a projection of his whole season, not a count so far: what he has done in 3 games (+1.0 goals above replacement), plus the 79 more he is taken to play, going by how much of his team's games he has played before, at a rate set by his last three seasons and this one. The more he plays, the more this season counts, and by the last game it is simply his season.

+12.2Goals above replacement38th of 648 skaters, 28th of 423 forwards
+2.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+7.9Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 423 ranked forwards: 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.

Even-strength offence+6.5 94th percentileEven-strength defence+2.5 92nd percentilePower play-0.7 10th percentilePenalty kill-0.4 10th percentilePenalties-0.2 24th percentile

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, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance.

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

53.7Corsi for %36 attempts for, 31 against
+8.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.0Expected goals for %2.2 expected for, 2.0 against
+4.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
100.0Goals for %4 for, 0 against
125.0PDO25.0% shooting + 100.0% saves
10Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Tom Wilson · Alex Tuch · Pierre-Luc Dubois322:5253.852.63-0
Alex Ovechkin · Alex Tuch · Pierre-Luc Dubois21:4866.7100.01-0
Alex Tuch · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Aliaksei Protas21:3633.340.50-0
Alex Tuch · Justin Sourdif · Ryan Leonard10:460.00.00-0

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
2.1Expected goalsfrom 16 unblocked attempts
+0.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 2.35 expected goals per 60 minutes1st
Shot quality 13.0% chance per attempt1st
Finishing +0.9 goals above expected1stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 0 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0123Goals 3Expected 2.1

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 this season, 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
Oct 7, 2026 vs PIT W 5-3 1 0 1 2 0 6 1 18:35
Oct 3, 2026 @ TBL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 17:53
Oct 2, 2026 @ CAR W 5-2 2 0 2 2 0 3 1 16:38