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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 2023-24. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Pavel Zacha BOS · 59 P in 78 GP Oliver Bjorkstrand SEA · 59 P in 82 GP Yegor Sharangovich CGY · 59 P in 82 GP Sean Monahan WPG · 59 P in 83 GP William Karlsson VGK · 60 P in 70 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

2023-24 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
75 22 37 59 9 54 192 72 0.79 11.5 19:30

Contract

$4.75MCap hitends in 2026, then UFA
$81KCap dollars per point59 points in 75 games
$452KCap dollars per goal above replacement10.5 goals above replacement
$8.6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$3.8MValueworth 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 718 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, with 2 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

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 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 2023-24 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.

2023-24 analytics

Rating

+10.5Goals above replacement69th of 721 skaters, 56th of 469 forwards
+1.8Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+6.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 469 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+6.0 92nd percentileEven-strength defence+2.1 84th percentilePower play-1.1 7th percentilePenalty kill-0.1 22nd percentilePenalties-0.4 23rd 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

51.2Corsi for %1108 attempts for, 1054 against
+1.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.7Expected goals for %49.2 expected for, 48.0 against
+2.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
54.5Goals for %54 for, 45 against
100.5PDO9.4% shooting + 91.1% saves
256Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 616 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
Jeff Skinner · Alex Tuch · Tage Thompson38234:1655.250.28-10
Alex Tuch · Tage Thompson · JJ Peterka21155:2754.350.913-5
Jeff Skinner · Alex Tuch · Casey Mittelstadt21139:1257.055.89-8
Alex Tuch · Jordan Greenway · Casey Mittelstadt1563:4544.958.65-2

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.

21Goalsnot counting empty-netters
21.4Expected goalsfrom 283 unblocked attempts
-0.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.88 expected goals per 60 minutes67th
Shot quality 7.6% chance per attempt45th
Finishing -0.4 goals above expected47thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 438 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

05101520Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 21.4Goals 21

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 15, 2024 @ TBL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24:13
Apr 13, 2024 @ FLA L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 5 2 22:39
Apr 11, 2024 vs WSH W 4-2 1 0 1 2 0 3 1 18:41
Apr 9, 2024 @ DAL L 2-3 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 21:55
Apr 7, 2024 @ DET L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 22:07
Apr 5, 2024 vs PHI W 4-2 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 21:39
Apr 2, 2024 vs WSH W 6-2 1 2 3 2 0 4 0 20:17
Mar 30, 2024 vs TOR L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 10 3 1 22:51
Mar 29, 2024 vs NJD W 5-2 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 20:06
Mar 27, 2024 vs OTT L 2-6 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 18:07
Mar 24, 2024 @ CGY W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 21:10
Mar 21, 2024 @ EDM L 3-8 0 1 1 -1 0 4 3 22:42
Mar 19, 2024 @ VAN L 2-3 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 21:46
Mar 18, 2024 @ SEA W 6-2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 17:00
Mar 16, 2024 @ DET L 1-4 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 20:15
Mar 14, 2024 vs NYI W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 17:27
Mar 12, 2024 vs DET W 7-3 1 0 1 3 0 5 0 19:35
Mar 9, 2024 vs EDM W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 26:53
Mar 7, 2024 @ NSH L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 19:16
Mar 6, 2024 @ TOR L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 19:12
Mar 3, 2024 vs WPG L 2-5 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 19:50
Mar 2, 2024 vs VGK W 7-2 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 16:09
Feb 29, 2024 @ TBL W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 17:34
Feb 27, 2024 @ FLA L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 21:08
Feb 25, 2024 vs CAR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 20:33
Feb 23, 2024 @ CBJ W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:03
Feb 21, 2024 @ MTL W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 18:14
Feb 19, 2024 vs ANA L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:49
Feb 17, 2024 @ MIN W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 20:57
Feb 15, 2024 vs FLA L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 17:22
Feb 13, 2024 vs LAK W 7-0 1 1 2 3 0 4 0 18:02
Feb 10, 2024 vs STL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 6 1 18:54
Feb 6, 2024 vs DAL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:17
Jan 27, 2024 @ SJS W 5-2 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 17:59
Jan 24, 2024 @ LAK W 5-3 1 0 1 -1 0 6 1 21:24
Jan 23, 2024 @ ANA L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 19:12
Jan 20, 2024 vs TBL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 2 3 18:36
Jan 18, 2024 vs CHI W 3-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 19:29
Jan 15, 2024 vs SJS W 3-0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 18:46
Jan 13, 2024 vs VAN L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 18:37
Jan 11, 2024 vs OTT W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19:17
Jan 9, 2024 vs SEA L 2-5 1 1 2 1 0 6 1 16:33
Jan 6, 2024 @ PIT W 3-1 1 0 1 2 2 4 5 19:06
Jan 4, 2024 @ MTL W 6-1 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 16:23
Dec 31, 2023 @ OTT L 1-5 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 19:23
Dec 30, 2023 vs CBJ W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:34
Dec 27, 2023 vs BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 19:58
Dec 23, 2023 @ NYR L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 19:00
Dec 21, 2023 vs TOR W 9-3 0 4 4 2 2 1 0 16:14
Dec 19, 2023 vs CBJ L 4-9 0 1 1 -4 0 1 1 13:57
Dec 16, 2023 @ ARI L 0-2 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 21:17
Dec 15, 2023 @ VGK W 5-2 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 18:47
Dec 13, 2023 @ COL L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 19:01
Dec 3, 2023 vs NSH L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 16:19
Dec 2, 2023 @ CAR L 2-6 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 22:20
Nov 30, 2023 @ STL L 4-6 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 22:04
Nov 27, 2023 @ NYR W 5-1 2 0 2 3 2 8 0 21:51
Nov 25, 2023 @ NJD L 2-7 0 1 1 -2 0 0 4 17:00
Nov 24, 2023 vs PIT W 3-2 1 1 2 0 2 4 1 25:01
Nov 22, 2023 @ WSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 24:56
Nov 19, 2023 @ CHI W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 21:18
Nov 17, 2023 @ WPG L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 20:29
Nov 7, 2023 @ CAR L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 20:21
Nov 4, 2023 @ TOR W 6-4 2 0 2 -1 0 5 0 21:38
Nov 3, 2023 vs PHI L 1-5 0 0 0 -3 2 2 1 16:15
Nov 1, 2023 @ PHI W 5-2 0 2 2 2 0 1 3 17:50
Oct 29, 2023 vs COL W 4-0 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 18:26
Oct 27, 2023 @ NJD L 4-5 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 18:06
Oct 24, 2023 @ OTT W 6-4 1 1 2 1 7 3 2 17:28
Oct 23, 2023 vs MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 19:49
Oct 21, 2023 vs NYI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 7 1 1 15:19
Oct 19, 2023 vs CGY L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:25
Oct 17, 2023 vs TBL W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 19:48
Oct 14, 2023 @ NYI L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 16:14
Oct 12, 2023 vs NYR L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 17:34