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Right Wing•#89STEADYPPI 86Alex Tuch is a 30-year-old right wing for the Washington Capitals. Selected 18th overall by MIN in the 2014 NHL Draft. Born in Syracuse, USA.
This season, the right-shooting forward has 10 goals and 2 assists for 12 points in 13 games. He averages 0.92 points per game on 18:55 of ice time.
2026-27 · Regular season
#10 NHL
2026-27 projection
Projected September 28, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 36–81 pts
STEADY — 85th percentile at R, 65% hit rate (79 GP, 2025-26)
2026-27 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2026-27 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
2026-27 pace
Where Alex's current rate finishes the 2026-27 season.
End of season forecast, current pace
68
games remaining
Goals
62
Current: 10
Assists
12
Current: 2
Points
75
Current: 12
Solid middle-six production projected. Range of 58-92 points most likely, with breakout potential toward 108.
0.0%
Art Ross
Most Points
1.3%
Rocket
Most Goals
0.0%
Playmaker
Most Assists
Projections based on current pace extrapolated to the full season with variance modeling.
5v5
What happened while Alex was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2026-27.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 13 games, 250 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
60.8 vs 57.3 lg
79th percentile
Quality of teammates
69.2 vs 56.8 lg
88th percentile
Deployment
tough-comp
by competition faced
Competition and teammate quality are the average on-ice strength of the players he shared the ice with at 5v5, on the same 0–100 scale as the league averages beside them.
Shot Selection
Where Alex takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
57
Goals vs expected
10 vs 5.9 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
47%
2026-27
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL forwards
93
Offense
66
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, elite finishing ability, a heavy penalty-kill workload.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
27-pt spreadThe 27-point spread between offensive (93th) and defensive (66th) percentiles is significant for a winger. Elite offensive creation but defensive liability.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, elite finishing ability, a heavy penalty-kill workload.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
27-pt spreadThe 27-point spread between offensive (93th) and defensive (66th) percentiles is significant for a winger. Elite offensive creation but defensive liability.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Alex Tuch's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-272026-27 | WSH | 13 | 10 | 2 | 12 | +6 | 37 | 27.0% | |||
| 25-262025-26 | BUF | 79 | 33 | 33 | 66 | +24 | 195 | 16.9% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | BUF | 82 | 36 | 31 | 67 | +16 | 196 | 18.4% |
Form
Alex's last five games played — playoff games included if his team advanced, since the NHL does not separate them here.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | vs MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 18:15 |
| Oct 29 | @ NSH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:18 |
| Oct 28 | vs PHI | 2 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 5 | 18:41 |
| Oct 24 | vs BUF | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 22:32 |
| Oct 20 | vs LAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 18:59 |
Similar right wings
Same position, comparable 2026-27 projected rate and 2026-27 shot/power-play rate. Compare Alex to another player
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Washington Capitals this season.
Bars are share of unblocked attempts, where he chooses to shoot, over a full season, which is the stable part. xG/100 compares his shot quality from a zone against the league rate for a forward. GAx is goals above expected there, a single season and noisy, zones marked * are flagged small-sample by the generator and are shown muted rather than hidden.
| 23-242023-24 | BUF | 75 | 22 | 37 | 59 | +9 | 192 | 11.5% |
| 22-232022-23 | BUF | 74 | 36 | 43 | 79 | +14 | 218 | 16.5% |
| 21-222021-22 | BUF | 50 | 12 | 26 | 38 | -3 | 139 | 8.6% |
| 20-212020-21 | VGK | 55 | 18 | 15 | 33 | +16 | 142 | 12.7% |
| 19-202019-20 | VGK | 42 | 8 | 9 | 17 | -10 | 98 | 8.2% |
| 18-192018-19 | VGK | 74 | 20 | 32 | 52 | +13 | 180 | 11.1% |
| 17-182017-18 | VGK | 78 | 15 | 22 | 37 | +3 | 171 | 8.8% |
| 16-172016-17 | MIN | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 8 | — |
| Career | — | 628 | 210 | 250 | 460 | +85 | 1576 | 13.3% |
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LW · 5 pts
