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Canada Kris Letang

a.k.a. "Kristopher Letang"

#58 Pittsburgh Penguins / NHL - 23/24

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Kris Letang Facts

Date of Birth
Apr 24, 1987
Position
D
Age
36
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Montréal, QC, CAN
Weight
201 lbs / 91 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
AHM Laval
Contract
27/28
Cap Hit
$6,100,000 Powered by
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Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins / Signed
Drafted
2005 round 3 #62 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Agency
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Highlights
2-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 2
1-time U18 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time CHL All-Rookie Team 1
2-time CHL Second All-Star Team 2
2-time NHL Second All-Star Team 2
1-time NHL Sportsmanship Award (Bill Masterton Trophy) 1
3-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 3
1-time QMJHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time QMJHL Defenseman of the Year (Emile Bouchard Trophy) 1
2-time QMJHL First All-Star Team 2
1-time U18 WJC All-Star Team 1
1-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 1

Letang is an all-around talent on defense. He has world-class skating ability and terrific puckhandling skills. He's got fantastic hockey sense and oozes creativity from the backend. The right-handed shot can also play a physical game, despite not having a huge frame.

Full name: Kristopher Joseph Pierre Irwin Letang

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Kris Letang Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2002-03 Collège Antoine-Girouard Gaulois QMAAA 42* 2* 10* 12* 34* -* |
2003-04 Collège Antoine-Girouard Gaulois “A” QMAAA 39* 12* 41* 53* 94* -* | Playoffs 13 7 9 16 38 -
Canada Québec U17 WHC-17 6* 1* 1* 2* 18* -* |
2004-05 Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 70* 13* 19* 32* 79* -16* |
Canada U18 WJC-18 6* 2* 2* 4* 20* 4* |
2005-06 Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 60* 25* 43* 68* 156* 4* | Playoffs 5 1 5 6 20 -5
Canada U20 WJC-20 6* 1* 2* 3* 2* 5* |
2006-07 Val-d'Or Foreurs “C” QMJHL 40* 14* 38* 52* 74* 19* | Playoffs 19 12 19 31 48 10
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 7* 2* 0* 2* 4* -3* |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 1 0 1 1 2 0
Canada U20 “C” WJC-20 6* 0* 6* 6* 12* 4* |
2007-08 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 63* 6* 11* 17* 23* -1* | Playoffs 16 0 2 2 12 5
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 10* 1* 6* 7* 4* 0* |
2008-09 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 74* 10* 23* 33* 24* -7* | Playoffs 23 4 9 13 26 1
2009-10 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 73* 3* 24* 27* 51* 1* | Playoffs 13 5 2 7 6 -5
2010-11 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 82* 8* 42* 50* 101* 15* | Playoffs 7 0 4 4 10 0
2011-12 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 51* 10* 32* 42* 34* 21* | Playoffs 6 1 4 5 21 -1
2012-13 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 35* 5* 33* 38* 8* 16* | Playoffs 15 3 13 16 8 2
2013-14 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 37* 11* 11* 22* 16* -8* | Playoffs 13 2 4 6 14 2
2014-15 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 69* 11* 43* 54* 79* 12* |
2015-16 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 71* 16* 51* 67* 66* 9* | Playoffs 23 3 12 15 22 6
2016-17 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 41* 5* 29* 34* 32* 2* |
2017-18 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 79* 9* 42* 51* 56* -9* | Playoffs 12 3 8 11 15 0
2018-19 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 65* 16* 40* 56* 48* 13* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 -3
2019-20 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 61* 15* 29* 44* 38* 0* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -2
2020-21 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 55* 7* 38* 45* 32* 19* | Playoffs 6 1 5 6 6 -2
2021-22 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 78* 10* 58* 68* 49* 20* | Playoffs 7 1 3 4 0 -3
2022-23 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 64* 12* 29* 41* 30* -13* |
2023-24 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 25* 2* 11* 13* 16* 8* |
Projected NHL 82* 7* 36* 43* 52* 26* |
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Kris Letang Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2005-06 QMJHL All-Stars CHL Challenge 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2006-07 QMJHL All-Stars CHL Challenge 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
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Kris Letang Game Log

Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NHL
2023-12-06T18:00:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins @ Tampa Bay Lightning
2023-12-04T18:00:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins @ Philadelphia Flyers
2023-12-02T18:00:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Philadelphia Flyers
2023-11-30T18:00:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins @ Tampa Bay Lightning
2023-11-28T19:00:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins @ Nashville Predators
2023-11-25T18:00:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Toronto Maple Leafs
2023-11-24T17:00:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins @ Buffalo Sabres
2023-11-22T18:00:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins vs New York Rangers
2023-11-19T17:00:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Vegas Golden Knights
2023-11-18T18:00:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins @ Carolina Hurricanes
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Kris Letang Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 10* 1* 6* 7* 0.70* 4* 0* | 1 1 0 * 1 * 1 * 1.00 * 2 * 0 *
CHL Challenge 2 4* 1* 1* 2* 0.50* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 18 1 030* 158* 546* 704* 0.68* 707* 95* | 13 149 23 * 67 * 90 * 0.60 * 142 * 0 *
QMAAA (QM18AAA) 2 81* 14* 51* 65* 0.80* 128* -* | 1 13 7 * 9 * 16 * 1.23 * 38 * - *
QMJHL 3 170* 52* 100* 152* 0.89* 309* 7* | 2 24 13 * 24 * 37 * 1.54 * 68 * 5 *
WHC-17 1 6* 1* 1* 2* 0.33* 18* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 6* 2* 2* 4* 0.67* 20* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 12* 1* 8* 9* 0.75* 14* 9* | 0 * * * * * *

Kris Letang Skill Rating

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Puckhandling
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Passing
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Teamwork
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Kris Letang Connections

Player Period Teams
Yevgeni Malkin (F) 2006-2024 18 Pittsburgh Penguins
Sidney Crosby (F) 2006-2024 18 Pittsburgh Penguins
Marc-André Fleury (G) 2006-2017 11 Pittsburgh Penguins, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Bryan Rust (F) 2014-2024 10 Pittsburgh Penguins
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/07/2022
07/07/2022 Extension Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
07/02/2013
07/02/2013 Extension Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
03/30/2010
03/30/2010 Extension Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins

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Kris Letang Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2003, 2 #27 overall by Val-d'Or Foreurs in the QMJHL Entry Draft

Cult/Star player for Pittsburgh Penguins

Cult/Star player for Saint-Hyacinthe Gaulois

Cult/Star player for Val-d'Or Foreurs

Career transactions
- 2010-03-30 • Signed to a four-year contract extension by the Pittsburgh Penguins
- 2006-10-02 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Pittsburgh Penguins


Memorable dates
- 2013-05-07 • Named finalist for Norris Trophy
- 2006-10-05 • Made NHL debut (vs Philadelphia: 15:01, +1)

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