Kris Letang
Pittsburgh Penguins · Defenseman
Profile
- Position
- Defenseman
- Number
- #58
- Born
- April 24, 1987 · Montréal, Quebec, Canada
- Age
- 39 years old
- Height
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- Weight
- 199 lb (90 kg)
- Shoots
- right
- Draft
- 2005, PIT, round 3, pick 1 (62nd overall)
- Nationality
- Canada
Season stats
- GPGames playedOfficial regular season games he played.
- 12
- GGoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count.
- 0
- AAssistsAssists on his team’s goals.
- 6
- PTSPointsGoals plus assists.
- 6
- +/-Plus-minusGoals for minus goals against while he is on the ice, at even strength or shorthanded.
- +2
- SOGShots on goalShots on target, goals included.
- 23
- PPGPower play goalsGoals scored while his team has an extra player.
- 0
- HITHitsBody checks given.
- 16
- BLKBlocked shotsOpponents’ shots blocked.
- 12
Projected full season
- Pool pts Pool points we project for the full season, already scored and to come, points format: 1 pt per goal and per assist, goalies 2 pts per win, 1 pt per overtime loss and 2 pts per shutout.
- 37.1 80 games, 3.1 goals, 34 assists
- Rest of season
- 31.1 68 games left, 0.46 pool pts per game
Our model’s projection, checked on the whole 2025-2026 season: production per game and expected games from his team’s schedule. Our method
📈 Our read on his season
- Projected pool points
- 37 6 so far · 31 to come
- Likely range (80%)
- 28 to 46 Confidence medium
- Current pace
- 40 3 above the projection
Current pace carries his production per game over the games we expect him to play. The projection blends this season with the previous ones. The range covers 8 seasons out of 10 given how much his games vary, his health and his role.
* This season: our projection, the vertical line showing its 80% range.
Compared with his last seasons
| SeasonThe season, from fall to spring. | Games playedOfficial regular season games he played. | GoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count. | AssistsAssists on his team’s goals. | PointsGoals plus assists. | Pool pointsPool points for the season under the default scoring. For this season, our projection. | Pool points per gamePool points divided by games played. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 (projected) | 80 | 3 | 34 | 37 | 37 | 0.47 |
| 2025-26 | 74 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 0.46 |
| 2024-25 | 74 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 30 | 0.41 |
| 2023-24 | 82 | 10 | 41 | 51 | 51 | 0.62 |
Pool points under the default scoring: 1 point per goal and per assist, 2 per win and per shutout, 1 per overtime loss.
Last 10 games
| DateThe day of the game. | OpponentThe opposing team. "at" marks a road game. | GoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count. | AssistsAssists on his team’s goals. | PointsGoals plus assists. | Shots on goalShots on target, goals included. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | NSH | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | FLA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | at UTA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 17 | at VGK | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 16 | at COL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | at CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | at CBJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 7 | at WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 5 | WPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Regular season career
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| SeasonThe season, from fall to spring. | TeamThe team he played for that season, with a link to its page when it is in the NHL. | LeagueThe league of that season: NHL, minor league, junior, college or international tournament. | Games playedGames played in that league that season. | GoalsGoals scored. | AssistsAssists. | PointsGoals plus assists. | Plus/minusGoals for minus goals against while he is on the ice, at even strength or shorthanded. | Penalty minutesMinutes spent in the penalty box. | Power play goalsGoals scored while his team has an extra player. | Shorthanded goalsGoals scored while his team is a player short. | Game winning goalsThe goal that puts his team one ahead of the opponent’s final total. | ShotsShots on target, goals included. | Shooting percentageGoals divided by shots, as a percentage. | Average time on ice per gameTime on the ice per game, in minutes and seconds. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | Antoine-Girouard | QAAA | 42 | 2 | 10 | 12 | – | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003-04 | Antoine-Girouard | QAAA | 39 | 12 | 41 | 53 | – | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004-05 | Val-d'Or | QMJHL | 70 | 13 | 19 | 32 | -16 | 79 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 2004-05 | Canada | WJ18-A | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | – | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005-06 | Val-d'Or | QMJHL | 60 | 25 | 43 | 68 | +4 | 156 | 13 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – |
| 2005-06 | Canada | WJC-A | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006-07 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25.0 | 11:33 |
| 2006-07 | Canada | WJC-A | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006-07 | Val-d'Or | QMJHL | 40 | 14 | 38 | 52 | +19 | 74 | 5 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – |
| 2007-08 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 63 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 8.8 | 18:10 |
| 2007-08 | Wilkes-Barre | AHL | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| 2008-09 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 74 | 10 | 23 | 33 | -7 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 138 | 7.2 | 21:09 |
| 2009-10 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 73 | 3 | 24 | 27 | +1 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 1.7 | 21:34 |
| 2010-11 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 82 | 8 | 42 | 50 | +15 | 101 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 236 | 3.4 | 24:02 |
| 2011-12 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 51 | 10 | 32 | 42 | +21 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 142 | 7.0 | 24:50 |
| 2012-13 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 35 | 5 | 33 | 38 | +16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 5.3 | 25:38 |
| 2013-14 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 37 | 11 | 11 | 22 | -8 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 108 | 10.2 | 24:14 |
| 2014-15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 69 | 11 | 43 | 54 | +12 | 79 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 197 | 5.6 | 25:29 |
| 2015-16 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 71 | 16 | 51 | 67 | +9 | 66 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 218 | 7.3 | 26:57 |
| 2016-17 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 41 | 5 | 29 | 34 | +2 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 122 | 4.1 | 25:31 |
| 2017-18 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 79 | 9 | 42 | 51 | -9 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 222 | 4.1 | 25:20 |
| 2018-19 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 65 | 16 | 40 | 56 | +13 | 48 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 206 | 7.8 | 25:58 |
| 2019-20 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 61 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 0 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 177 | 8.5 | 25:44 |
| 2020-21 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 55 | 7 | 38 | 45 | +19 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 132 | 5.3 | 24:39 |
| 2021-22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 78 | 10 | 58 | 68 | +20 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 214 | 4.7 | 25:47 |
| 2022-23 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 64 | 12 | 29 | 41 | -13 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 161 | 7.5 | 24:51 |
| 2023-24 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 82 | 10 | 41 | 51 | +13 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 164 | 6.1 | 24:41 |
| 2024-25 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 74 | 9 | 21 | 30 | -15 | 52 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 164 | 5.5 | 23:32 |
| 2025-26 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 74 | 3 | 31 | 34 | -4 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 104 | 2.9 | 21:41 |
| 2026-27 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | +2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0.0 | 20:01 |
| NHL totals | NHL | 1247 | 178 | 634 | 812 | +83 | 849 | 57 | 6 | 36 | 3073 | 5.8 | 24:00 |
Playoff career
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| SeasonThe season, from fall to spring. | TeamThe team he played for that season, with a link to its page when it is in the NHL. | LeagueThe league of that season: NHL, minor league, junior, college or international tournament. | Games playedGames played in that league that season. | GoalsGoals scored. | AssistsAssists. | PointsGoals plus assists. | Plus/minusGoals for minus goals against while he is on the ice, at even strength or shorthanded. | Penalty minutesMinutes spent in the penalty box. | Power play goalsGoals scored while his team has an extra player. | Shorthanded goalsGoals scored while his team is a player short. | Game winning goalsThe goal that puts his team one ahead of the opponent’s final total. | ShotsShots on target, goals included. | Shooting percentageGoals divided by shots, as a percentage. | Average time on ice per gameTime on the ice per game, in minutes and seconds. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04 | Antoine-Girouard | QAAA | 13 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005-06 | Val-d'Or | QMJHL | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2006-07 | Val-d'Or | QMJHL | 19 | 12 | 19 | 31 | +10 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – |
| 2006-07 | Wilkes-Barre | AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2007-08 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 | 17:07 |
| 2008-09 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 23 | 4 | 9 | 13 | +1 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 7.4 | 19:18 |
| 2009-10 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 13 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 21.7 | 23:15 |
| 2010-11 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0.0 | 26:33 |
| 2011-12 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6.7 | 23:01 |
| 2012-13 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 15 | 3 | 13 | 16 | +2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 6.1 | 27:38 |
| 2013-14 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 6.9 | 24:10 |
| 2015-16 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 23 | 3 | 12 | 15 | +6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 4.3 | 28:53 |
| 2017-18 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 12.0 | 25:15 |
| 2018-19 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 | 27:03 |
| 2019-20 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 | 26:47 |
| 2020-21 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6.7 | 28:42 |
| 2021-22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5.3 | 29:51 |
| 2025-26 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 18.2 | 23:50 |
| NHL totals | NHL | 155 | 25 | 67 | 92 | -2 | 162 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 378 | 6.6 | 24:23 |
🏆 NHL awards and honours
- Stanley Cup2008-09, 2015-16, 2016-17
- Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy2022-23
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