Alex Tuch

ALEX TUCH #89

Forward

Acquired: Acquired by Buffalo along with Peyton Krebs, a conditional first-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft (Noah Ostlund) and a conditional second-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft (Riley Heidt) in exchange for Jack Eichel and a conditional third-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft (Mathieu Cataford) on Nov. 4, 2021

Contract Status: Signed through 2025-26 ($4.75 million AAV)

Pronunciation: AL-ehx TUHK

2025-26 REGULAR-SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:  

  • Registered 33 goals, the second-most among all Sabres skaters. It marked his third career 30-goal season, all of which have come with Buffalo. 

  • Posted a plus-24 rating, the best single-season mark of his career and the third-best mark among Sabres forwards in 2025-26 (Zach Benson, plus- 27; Ryan McLeod, plus-25). 

  • Recorded the 400th point of his NHL career on Nov. 21 vs. Chicago.  

  • Appeared in his 600th NHL game on March 10 vs. San Jose. 

  • Scored three shorthanded goals and moved into fifth place on Buffalo’s all-time shorthanded goals list (12). 

  • Notched five shorthanded points and moved into eighth place on Buffalo’s all-time shorthanded points list (17). 

  • Ranked first among all Sabres forwards in on-ice even-strength goals for (80). 

  • Finished the season ranked second among all Sabres skaters in takeaways (39) and moved into third place on Buffalo’s all-time takeaways list (274), trailing only Jason Pominville (337) and Derek Roy (324). 

  • Collected his fourth career hat trick on Jan. 29, 2026 vs. Los Angeles.

  • Ranked second among all Sabres forwards in shorthanded time on ice (192:09). 

  • Tallied seven-game point streaks from Jan. 6 to 17 (5+3) and Feb. 27 to March 10 (6+3), both of which are tied for the second-longest of his career. 

  • Blocked 90 shots, the most among all Sabres forwards and the second-most by a Sabres forward since the league began tracking the stat in 2005-06 (Alex Tuch; 113 blocked shots in 2024-25). 

  • Moved into second place on Buffalo’s all-time list for blocked shots by a forward (380), trailing only Jason Pominville (405).

2025-26 LONGEST STREAKS: 

Goals: 3 games, 1/24/26 at NYI to 1/29/26 vs. LAK (five goals) 

Assists: 3 games, 10/13/26 vs. COL to 10/18/26 vs. FLA (three assists) 

Points: 7 games, (2x). Most recent: 2/27/26 at FLA to 3/10/26 vs. SJS (6+3) 

2025-26 SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: 

Goals: 3, 1/29/26 vs. LAK 

Assists: 4, 11/21/25 vs. CHI 

Points: 4, 11/21/25 vs. CHI (0+4) 

TOI: 24:32, 3/28/26 vs. SEA