Cap hit
$10.5M
10.1% of $104M cap
Term
8 yrs
Through 2033-34, then UFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
—
arrives with the trade tools
Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source
2025-26 regular season
GP
79
Goals
33
16.9% shooting
Assists
33
18 primary
Points
66
0.84 per game
TOI/GP
19:00
PP 1:40 · PK 2:26
xGF%
52.5
5v5, +2.6 vs. last yr
Game Score
+0.11
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
46.9
46 W · 52 L
Plus/minus
+24
Blocks 90 · Hits 82
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18 vs MTL · OTL 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21:25 | 1:08 | 1:55 | 1-0 | 67 | 1 | 1 | +1 | -0.52 |
| May 16 @ MTL · W 8-3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19:10 | 2:20 | 0:56 | 1-0 | 100 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -0.54 |
| May 14 vs MTL · L 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 16:59 | 0:59 | 0:10 | 1-0 | 100 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -0.29 |
| May 12 @ MTL · W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21:58 | 1:22 | 5:49 | 1-0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -0.65 |
| May 10 @ MTL · L 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 20:06 | 0:50 | 2:18 | — | 80 | 3 | 0 | -2 | -1.11 |
GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.
Advanced metrics
5v5 unless noted · 2025-26 · 1,066 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
72nd percentile
70th percentile
82nd percentile
70th percentile
82nd percentile
75th percentile
94th percentile
88th percentile
21st percentile
78th percentile
97th percentile
68th percentile
95th percentile
71st percentile
xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.
Play styleSkilled finisher
Trait percentiles vs. NHL wingers · 2025-26
Tuch is a high-volume scorer with elite puck security who thrives in shot-heavy situations and generates strong expected goal results. He's most dangerous with the puck on his stick rather than battling for loose pucks or chasing down defenders.
- Shooting volume
- 82
- Playmaking
- 64
- Zone entries(est.)
- 32
- Forechecking
- 34
- Physicality
- 52
- Defensive impact
- 36
- Puck management
- 93
- Speed
- 76
Where he shoots from
Slot 42% · Mid-range 43% · Perimeter 15%(319 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Elite puck management (93rd percentile) keeps him dangerous with possession
- Heavy shooting volume (82nd percentile) drives consistent scoring chances
- Top-tier speed (76th percentile) fuels his offensive game
Watch-outs
- Struggles with rush chances (32nd percentile), limiting transition opportunities
- Below-average forechecking (34th percentile) reduces puck recovery chances
- Defensive impact ranks lower (36th percentile) than his offensive contributions
Similar style: Rickard Rakell (PIT), Dylan Holloway (STL)
Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added.
Where his Game Score comes from
2025-26 · 79 GP · goals above average
Season total +8.7 goals, or +0.11 per game.
- Even strength offense
- +1.2
- Even strength defense
- -0.3
- Power play
- -0.7
- Penalty kill
- -0.3
- Finishing
- +9.5
- Playmaking
- +0.2
- Penalties
- -0.9
- Faceoffs
- -0.1
Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.
By season
Regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI/GP | FO% | GS/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | BUF | 79 | 33 | 33 | 66 | +24 | 195 | 19:00 | 46.9% | +0.11 |
| 2024-25 | BUF | 82 | 36 | 31 | 67 | +16 | 196 | 19:15 | 41.0% | +0.07 |
| 2023-24 | BUF | 75 | 22 | 37 | 59 | +9 | 192 | 19:30 | 40.0% | -0.02 |
| 2022-23 | BUF | 74 | 36 | 43 | 79 | +14 | 218 | 19:09 | 42.7% | +0.21 |
Sentiment & chatter
Fans
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Beat writers
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Media
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Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.
Age curve
How players at his position age, and where his contract falls on that curve, arrives with the trade tools.
Skating · NHL EDGE
2025-26, as of Oct 2
- Top speed
- 22.8 mph
- 77th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 137
- Hardest shot
- 89.3 mph
- 80th pct
- Distance
- 234.3 mi
- OZ time
- 40.2%
- 24th pct
- DZ time
- 42.0%