Alex Tuch
Washington Capitals · #89 · Right wing · age 30 · 6'4" · 219 lb · shoots RBorn 🇺🇸 Syracuse, New York · Drafted 2014 · Rd 1 #18
SNIPER83% of points are goals, shooting 27.0%
12 points in 13 games — 58th of 424 forwards. The average forward has 6.7.
44HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMES ↓ -8hotter than 78% of forwards · average forward 27
74ENERGY · MODERATEaverage forward 95 · last game yesterday
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
Alex Tuch is the quintessential big, balanced power forward, equally adept at burying goals and setting up plays with his nearly even split of 37 goals and 36 assists this season. Logging over 19 minutes per game, he's a high-impact, top-line force who consistently drives offense and tilts the ice in his team's favor, evidenced by his career +73 rating.
RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
The read on his form isn’t written yet — check back after his next game.
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Cooling: 69 after the game against PHI, 44 now — still hotter than 78% of forwards (average forward 27).
Now 44 · +27 over these 13 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average forward (27)┈ top 5% of forwards (65)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
5 points and 5 goals in 5 games — right on his usual pace, 2.0× what an average forward scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE FORWARD | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 5 | 3.8 | 1.1 | ▲ 1.3× his usual |
| Assists | 0 | 0.8 | 1.5 | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Points | 5 | 4.6 | 2.5 | ≈ 1.1× his usual |
| Shots | 15 | 14 | 8 | ≈ 1.1× his usual |
| Shooting % | 33.3% | 27.0% | 13.6% | ▲ 1.2× his usual |
| Plus/minus | +2 | +2.3 | −0.2 | his usual |
| Ice time a game | 19:09 | 18:55 | 14:51 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | vs MIN | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1 | 18:15 | 44 |
| Oct 29 | @ NSH | W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:18 | 52 |
| Oct 28 | vs PHI | W | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | +3 | 18:41 | 69 |
| Oct 24 | vs BUF | W | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 22:32 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs LAK | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 18:59 | 35 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 424 FORWARDS
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best forward; the white tick is the average forward.
Points58th of 424 forwards12leader 
McDavid 39
McDavid 39Goals6th of 424 forwards10leader Kaprizov 15
Kaprizov 15Assists243rd of 424 forwards2leader McDavid 30
McDavid 30Shots42nd of 424 forwards37leader Boldy 68
Boldy 68Power-play points222nd of 424 forwards0leader McDavid 15
McDavid 15Plus/minus33rd of 424 forwards+6leader McDavid +20
McDavid +20Ice time a game59th of 424 forwards18:55leader McDavid 23:28
McDavid 23:28PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS FORWARDS
Shape of his game.
Separates in: goals (99th), shots (91st), plus/minus (91st). Below the middle: power-play points (0th), assists (29th).
■ Tuch this season╍ the average forward┈ top 5% of forwards
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 76 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 79 in 2022–23.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | WSH | 13 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 0.92 | +6 |
| 2025–26 | BUF | 79 | 33 | 33 | 66 | 0.84 | +24 |
| 2024–25 | BUF | 82 | 36 | 31 | 67 | 0.82 | +16 |
| 2023–24 | BUF | 75 | 22 | 37 | 59 | 0.79 | +9 |
| 2022–23 · best | BUF | 74 | 36 | 43 | 79 | 1.07 | +14 |
| 2021–22 | BUF | 50 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 0.76 | −3 |
| 2020–21 |  VGK | 55 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 0.60 | +16 |
| 2019–20 | VGK | 42 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 0.40 | −10 |
| 2018–19 | VGK | 74 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 0.70 | +13 |
| 2017–18 | VGK | 78 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 0.47 | +3 |
| 2016–17 | MIN | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | −3 |