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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 2017-18. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Christian Dvorak ARI · 37 P in 78 GP Carl Soderberg COL · 37 P in 77 GP Adrian Kempe LAK · 37 P in 81 GP Mikkel Boedker SJS · 37 P in 74 GP Charlie Coyle MIN · 37 P in 66 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 4 3 0 3 5 0 13 4 0.75 $10.5M
11 seasons Career 619 203 248 451 84 263 1552 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

2017-18 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
78 15 22 37 3 27 171 99 0.47 8.8 15:15

Contract

$925KCap hitends in 2019, then RFA
$25KCap dollars per point37 points in 78 games
$130KCap dollars per goal above replacement7.1 goals above replacement
$5.1MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$4.2MValueworth 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 691 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Minnesota Wild on Apr 13, 2016, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $4.05M, beginning in 2016-17. It runs through 2018-19, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2016-17 $925K $833K $93K $425K $925K
2017-18 $925K $833K $93K $425K $925K
2018-19 $925K $833K $93K $425K $925K

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 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 2017-18 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.

2017-18 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+7.1Goals above replacement131st of 691 skaters, 99th of 451 forwards
+1.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+3.8Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 451 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+1.2 69th percentileEven-strength defence+3.2 95th percentilePower play+0.4 80th percentilePenalty kill+0.1 69th percentilePenalties-1.0 8th 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. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

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

51.4Corsi for %954 attempts for, 902 against
+0.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.0Expected goals for %37.2 expected for, 34.4 against
+2.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
55.1Goals for %38 for, 31 against
100.7PDO7.5% shooting + 93.2% saves
223Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 600 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
Cody Eakin · Brendan Leipsic · Alex Tuch30260:1649.749.99-11
Cody Eakin · Oscar Lindberg · Alex Tuch18113:0953.361.31-3
Cody Eakin · Ryan Carpenter · Alex Tuch1390:1951.146.94-6
William Karlsson · Jonathan Marchessault · Alex Tuch2586:0358.161.34-1

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. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

14Goalsnot counting empty-netters
21.2Expected goalsfrom 243 unblocked attempts
-7.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.07 expected goals per 60 minutes93rd
Shot quality 8.7% chance per attempt82nd
Finishing -7.2 goals above expected1stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 423 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

05101520Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 21.2Goals 14

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. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 7, 2018 @ CGY L 1-7 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 17:00
Apr 5, 2018 @ EDM L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 17:18
Apr 3, 2018 @ VAN W 5-4 (SO) 0 2 2 2 0 2 1 19:03
Mar 31, 2018 vs SJS W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:40
Mar 30, 2018 vs STL W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 21:05
Mar 28, 2018 vs ARI L 2-3 1 0 1 -1 2 6 1 18:12
Mar 26, 2018 vs COL W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 5 4 15:38
Mar 24, 2018 @ COL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:21
Mar 22, 2018 @ SJS L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 10:36
Mar 20, 2018 vs VAN W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 18:08
Mar 18, 2018 vs CGY W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 12:05
Mar 16, 2018 vs MIN L 2-4 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 13:53
Mar 14, 2018 vs NJD L 3-8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20:27
Mar 12, 2018 @ PHI W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:50
Mar 10, 2018 @ BUF W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 17:36
Mar 8, 2018 @ DET W 4-0 2 0 2 2 0 3 0 15:30
Mar 6, 2018 @ CBJ L 1-4 0 1 1 1 0 3 3 19:03
Mar 4, 2018 @ NJD W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:45
Mar 2, 2018 vs OTT L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 10:59
Feb 27, 2018 vs LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 17:22
Feb 26, 2018 @ LAK L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 7 3 19:07
Feb 23, 2018 vs VAN W 6-3 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 16:01
Feb 21, 2018 vs CGY W 7-3 1 1 2 1 5 1 1 17:06
Feb 19, 2018 vs ANA L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:29
Feb 17, 2018 vs MTL W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 15:15
Feb 15, 2018 vs EDM W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 13:07
Feb 13, 2018 vs CHI W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 15:32
Feb 11, 2018 vs PHI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:28
Feb 8, 2018 @ SJS W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 12:41
Feb 6, 2018 @ PIT L 4-5 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 13:04
Feb 4, 2018 @ WSH W 4-3 1 1 2 2 2 2 0 16:24
Feb 2, 2018 @ MIN L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 14:51
Feb 1, 2018 @ WPG W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 09:42
Jan 30, 2018 @ CGY W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 13:56
Jan 25, 2018 vs NYI L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 14:39
Jan 23, 2018 vs CBJ W 6-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 18:04
Jan 21, 2018 @ CAR W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 3 15:00
Jan 19, 2018 @ FLA L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:10
Jan 18, 2018 @ TBL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 17:13
Jan 16, 2018 @ NSH L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:37
Jan 13, 2018 vs EDM L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:03
Jan 7, 2018 vs NYR W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 14:53
Jan 5, 2018 @ CHI W 5-4 1 0 1 2 0 3 3 16:30
Jan 4, 2018 @ STL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 16:09
Jan 2, 2018 vs NSH W 3-0 0 2 2 1 0 2 2 11:45
Dec 31, 2017 vs TOR W 6-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 12:18
Dec 28, 2017 @ LAK W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 5 3 17:01
Dec 27, 2017 @ ANA W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:49
Dec 23, 2017 vs WSH W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 15:10
Dec 19, 2017 vs TBL W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 13:51
Dec 17, 2017 vs FLA W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:23
Dec 14, 2017 vs PIT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:55
Dec 12, 2017 vs CAR L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 15:40
Dec 9, 2017 @ DAL W 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 11:15
Dec 8, 2017 @ NSH W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 13:18
Dec 5, 2017 vs ANA W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 2 7 1 14:30
Dec 3, 2017 vs ARI W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 12:29
Dec 1, 2017 @ WPG L 4-7 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 16:20
Nov 30, 2017 @ MIN L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:05
Nov 28, 2017 vs DAL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 14:30
Nov 25, 2017 @ ARI W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 14:23
Nov 24, 2017 vs SJS W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 15:58
Nov 22, 2017 @ ANA W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 12:45
Nov 19, 2017 vs LAK W 4-2 1 0 1 2 0 4 3 18:34
Nov 16, 2017 @ VAN W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 15:46
Nov 14, 2017 @ EDM L 2-8 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:12
Nov 10, 2017 vs WPG W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 13:33
Nov 7, 2017 @ MTL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 15:15
Nov 6, 2017 @ TOR L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 15:17
Nov 4, 2017 @ OTT W 5-4 1 0 1 -1 2 5 1 18:17
Nov 2, 2017 @ BOS L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 14:08
Oct 31, 2017 @ NYR L 4-6 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 14:45
Oct 30, 2017 @ NYI L 3-6 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 14:11
Oct 27, 2017 vs COL W 7-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:23
Oct 24, 2017 vs CHI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 15:15
Oct 21, 2017 vs STL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 08:49
Oct 17, 2017 vs BUF W 5-4 (OT) 1 0 1 1 2 4 1 14:24
Oct 15, 2017 vs BOS W 3-1 1 1 2 2 0 4 3 13:56