#89 · Right Wing

Alex Tuch

Age: 30
Height: 6′4″
Weight: 225 lb
Shoots: R
Born: Syracuse, New York, USA

GP: 6
G: 3
A: 0
P: 3
+/-: +2
SOG: 16

Drafted 2014 · Round 1, #18 overall (MIN)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 6 GP
GP	6	3	6
G	3	0	1+2
A	0	1	3-3
P	3	1	4-1
SOG	16	9	17-1
PPP	0	0	0
+/-	+2	-1	+1+1
PIM	0	4	6-6
TOI/GP	18:52	20:37−1:45	20:24−1:32
SH%	18.8	0.0+18.8	5.9+12.9

Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.

Shooting:Tuch is shooting 18.8% (3 on 16 shots) against 15.6% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 2.1 expected goals this season (G − xG -1.1).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 59.1; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 53.3; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: +13.8; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 0.984; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 2.1; Individual expected goals
G − xG: -1.1; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 41.5; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 13:24; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

29 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Tuch is used

#89 · R · Washington Capitals

Alex Tuch

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 5 games with shift charts

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Ice time / game: 19:19; 13:24 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 41.5%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 53.3%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 59.1%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL forwards

Average shift

Tuch51.7s

NHL average47.4s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Tuch27%

NHL average24%

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

Tom Wilson53.6 min together57%shot attempts

Pierre-Luc Dubois30.9 min together57%shot attempts

Jakob Chychrun30.6 min together56%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2026–27	Washington Capitals	6	3	0	3	+2	0	0	16	18.8	18:52
2025–26	Buffalo Sabres	79	33	33	66	+24	57	7	195	16.9	19:00
2025–26 (P)	Buffalo Sabres	13	4	3	7	0	8	0	46	8.7	20:33
2024–25	Buffalo Sabres	82	36	31	67	+16	47	3	196	18.4	19:15
2023–24	Buffalo Sabres	75	22	37	59	+9	54	2	192	11.5	19:30
2022–23	Buffalo Sabres	74	36	43	79	+14	20	8	218	16.5	19:09
2021–22	Buffalo Sabres	50	12	26	38	-3	14	2	139	8.6	18:25
2020–21	Vegas Golden Knights	55	18	15	33	+16	28	2	142	12.7	16:50
2020–21 (P)	Vegas Golden Knights	19	4	5	9	+6	6	1	42	9.5	16:29
2019–20	Vegas Golden Knights	42	8	9	17	-10	8	3	98	8.2	14:37
2019–20 (P)	Vegas Golden Knights	20	8	4	12	+5	8	1	51	15.7	15:45
2018–19	Vegas Golden Knights	74	20	32	52	+13	8	3	180	11.1	16:44
2018–19 (P)	Vegas Golden Knights	7	1	1	2	0	8	0	20	5.0	17:04
2017–18	Vegas Golden Knights	78	15	22	37	+3	27	4	171	8.8	15:15
2017–18 (P)	Vegas Golden Knights	20	6	4	10	0	12	3	44	13.6	15:46
2016–17	Minnesota Wild	6	0	0	0	-3	0	0	8	0.0	10:42

	Opp					TOI
Tue, Oct 13	@CAR	0	0	-2	1	18:50
Sun, Oct 11	vsSEA	0	0	-1	2	20:52
Fri, Oct 9	vsNYR	0	0	+1	2	20:25
Wed, Oct 7	vsPIT	1	1	+2	6	18:35
Sat, Oct 3	@TBL	0	0	0	2	17:53
Fri, Oct 2	@CAR	2	2	+2	3	16:38

	Team / League										TOI
2022–23	USA · WC	10	5	3	8	+11	4	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Chicago Wolves · AHL	3	4	1	5	+2	0	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Iowa Wild · AHL	57	18	19	37	+10	28	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Boston College · H-East	40	18	16	34	+23	33	2	–	–	–
2014–15	Boston College · H-East	37	14	14	28	–	28	3	–	–	–
2014–15	USA · WJC-A	5	1	1	2	-2	0	1	16	–	–
2013–14	USNTDP · USHL	26	13	19	32	+18	36	6	77	1690.0	–
2013–14	USNTDP · U-18	35	16	15	31	–	36	–	–	–	–
2013–14	USA · WJ18-A	7	0	3	3	+5	14	0	21	–	–
2012–13	USNTDP · USHL	38	4	6	10	-14	24	0	63	630.0	–
2012–13	USNTDP · U-17	18	7	9	16	–	8	–	–	–	–
2011–12	Syracuse · EmJHL	40	44	57	101	–	26	–	–	–	–
2011–12 (P)	Syracuse · EmJHL	4	1	3	4	–	4	–	–	–	–

This season vs last

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