Alex Tuch
Washington Capitals · RW · #89- HT
- 6'4"
- WT
- 219 lb
- Age
- 30
- Shoots
- R
- From
- Syracuse, USA
- Draft
- 2014 MIN · R1 #18
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. forwards with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedWinger toolkit
vs. wingers with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 48 GP tracked · 16h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs forwards · center = median · 1176 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Contract value?
beta · cap data: CapWages$4.75M
cap hit
$8.65M
Alpha-market value
A
Team-friendly deal (+$3.9M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alex Tuch | 83 | Two-Way Force | 66 P · 79 GP | $4.75M | $8.65M | A+$3.9M | this player |
 Ryan Hartman | 77 | Two-Way Force | 43 P · 76 GP | $4.00M | $6.62M | A+$2.6M | 85% |
 Timo Meier | 79 | Sniper | 44 P · 77 GP | $8.80M | $7.28M | D−$1.5M | 79% |
 Blake Coleman | 74 | Middle-Six Engine | 35 P · 69 GP | $4.90M | $5.68M | B+$0.8M | 77% |
 Quinton Byfield | 77 | Middle-Six Engine | 49 P · 79 GP | $6.25M | $6.62M | C+$0.4M | 76% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Tage Thompson · 16 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Alex’s goals
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs DET
0P
0G 0A
vs DET 03-27
0G 0A · 4 shots · 18:51 TOI
vs SEA
0P
0G 0A
vs SEA 03-28
0G 0A · 3 shots · 24:32 TOI
vs NYI
1P
0G 1A
vs NYI 03-31
0G 1A · 0 shots · 20:25 TOI
@ OTT
0P
0G 0A
@ OTT 04-02
0G 0A · 1 shots · 18:57 TOI
@ WSH
1P
0G 1A
@ WSH 04-04
0G 1A · 5 shots · 16:20 TOI
vs TBL
1P
1G 0A
vs TBL 04-06
1G 0A · 6 shots · 17:59 TOI
@ NYR
1P
1G 0A
@ NYR 04-08
1G 0A · 1 shots · 19:05 TOI
vs CBJ
0P
0G 0A
vs CBJ 04-09
0G 0A · 2 shots · 21:16 TOI
@ CHI
2P
1G 1A
@ CHI 04-13
1G 1A · 3 shots · 21:23 TOI
vs DAL
1P
1G 0A
vs DAL 04-15
1G 0A · 1 shots · 20:36 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
The office: the inner slot - 13 of 33 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 18 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 102 blocks · 19 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | Minnesota Wild | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 |
| 2017-18 | Vegas Golden Knights | 78 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 3 |
| 2018-19 | Vegas Golden Knights | 74 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 13 |
| 2019-20 | Vegas Golden Knights | 42 | 8 | 9 | 17 | -10 |
| 2020-21 | Vegas Golden Knights | 55 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 16 |
| 2021-22 | Buffalo Sabres | 50 | 12 | 26 | 38 | -3 |
| 2022-23 | Buffalo Sabres | 74 | 36 | 43 | 79 | 14 |
| 2023-24 | Buffalo Sabres | 75 | 22 | 37 | 59 | 9 |
| 2024-25 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 36 | 31 | 67 | 16 |
| 2025-26 | Buffalo Sabres | 79 | 33 | 33 | 66 | 24 |
| Career | 3 teams | 615 | 200 | 248 | 448 | 79 |