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Alex Tuch #89
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Alex Tuch has 32 points (12 goals, 20 assists) in 39 games for the Buffalo Sabres this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 18) of the 2014 NHL Draft by the Minnesota Wild, he has 414 points (179 goals, 235 assists) in 575 regular-season games for the Minnesota Wild, the Vegas Golden Knights and the Buffalo Sabres.

He also has 33 points (19 goals, 14 assists) in 66 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 29.7 yrs (10.05.1996)
    Height / Weight: 193 cm / 99 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 18th in 2014
    Draft Team: Team logoMinnesota Wild
    Awards: -
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The 29-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Sabres controlling 48% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Alex Tuch is off the ice, the Sabres control 53% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 30% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 38% in the defensive zone.

  • 78

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 67th of 250 Wings
    Defense:Def: 66th of 250 Wings
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    1 - 82
    74.00
    QoC
    -0.14 - 0.14
    0.08
    IceTimePerGame
    12 - 22
    19.15
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.2 - 1.5
    1.52
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.5
    1.23
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.2
    0.59
    xGoals/60
    0.49 - 1.34
    1.22
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.8 - 5
    4.39
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.4 - 5.5
    5.29
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.27 - 1.56
    0.55
    OZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.44
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.5 - 2.5
    1.79
    PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3 - 13
    10.01
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    3.57
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    3.60
    Penalties/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.42
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1 - 3
    1.95
    Takeaways/60
    0.5 - 2
    2.71
    Giveaways/60
    1 - 4
    1.61
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.18
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    8.54
    PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    10.20
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $4.750M
Player Contract Value: $6.700M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 31.1 yrs (10.05.1996)
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Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
23.12.2025 Team Logo Senators 1 0 1 1 2 18:01 3 0.0% 2
27.12.2025 Team Logo Bruins 1 0 0 0 0 18:31 2 0.0% 0
29.12.2025 Team Logo Blues 1 1 0 1 0 13:54 2 50.0% 0
31.12.2025 Team Logo Stars 1 0 1 1 1 18:21 2 0.0% 0
03.01.2026 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 0 0 0 -2 19:49 5 0.0% 0
Total 5 1 2 3 1 14 7.1% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2016-17 Team Logo Wild 6 0 0 0 -3 10:41 8 0.0% 0
2017-18 Team Logo Golden Knights 78 15 22 37 3 15:15 171 8.8% 27
2018-19 Team Logo Golden Knights 74 20 32 52 13 16:43 180 11.1% 8
2019-20 Team Logo Golden Knights 42 8 9 17 -10 14:37 98 8.2% 8
2020-21 Team Logo Golden Knights 55 18 15 33 16 16:49 142 12.7% 28
2021-22 Team Logo Sabres 50 12 26 38 -3 18:25 139 8.6% 14
2022-23 Team Logo Sabres 74 36 43 79 14 19:08 218 16.5% 20
2023-24 Team Logo Sabres 75 22 37 59 9 19:30 192 11.5% 54
2024-25 Team Logo Sabres 82 36 31 67 16 19:15 196 18.4% 47
2025-26 Team Logo Sabres 39 12 20 32 5 18:31 101 11.9% 43
Season Projection 81 25 42 67 10 18:31 210 11.9% 89
Total 575 179 235 414 60 1445 12.4% 249
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2017-18 Team Logo Golden Knights 20 6 4 10 0 15:46 44 13.6% 12
2018-19 Team Logo Golden Knights 7 1 1 2 0 17:04 20 5.0% 8
2019-20 Team Logo Golden Knights 20 8 4 12 5 15:45 51 15.7% 8
2020-21 Team Logo Golden Knights 19 4 5 9 6 16:28 42 9.5% 6
Total 66 19 14 33 11 157 12.1% 34
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Alex Tuch Team Logo RW 29.7 yrs 193 cm / 99 kg 0.82 0.72 79 77 $4.750M
85% Adrian Kempe Team Logo RW 29.3 yrs 188 cm / 92 kg 0.83 0.65 80 78 $5.500M
85% Dylan Strome Team Logo C 28.8 yrs 193 cm / 90 kg 0.80 0.75 83 79 $5.000M
85% Mika Zibanejad Team Logo C 32.7 yrs 188 cm / 94 kg 0.86 0.80 82 78 $8.500M
82% Juraj Slafkovský Team Logo LW 21.8 yrs 191 cm / 101 kg 0.76 0.59 85 79 $7.600M
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