Kris Letang

Kris Letang

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D · 6'0" · 199 lb · Shoots R
Age 39
Career
0.65
P / GP
809P in 1243 GP
Archetype
Bottom Pair
Role classification
Career stage
Glory Days
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$6.1M
Signed through 2028
Career points
809
Regular season

Shot quality · 2026-27

Individual xG
0.8
23 unblocked attempts
Goals − xG
-0.8
vs expected
5v5 ixG
0.5
19 unblocked attempts at 5v5
5v5 G − xG
-0.5
even-strength finishing

On-ice impact · 5v5 · 2025-26

On-ice xGF (5v5)
5.4
161 shots on ice
On-ice xGA (5v5)
4.3
for opponents
On-ice xGF% (5v5)
55.8
share of on-ice xG
On-ice GF − GA (5v5)
+1
3 GF · 2 GA

Statistical comparables

Closest active NHL defensemen by career P/GP. Click a card to open the side-by-side comparison.

Career journey

Rookie
2006–07 · age 19
Pittsburgh Penguins
0.29 P/GP
7 GP · 2G · 0A
Emerging
2007–08 → 2010 · age 20–22
Pittsburgh Penguins
0.37 P/GP
210 GP · 19G · 58A
Prime
2010–11 → 2018 · age 23–30
Pittsburgh Penguins
0.77 P/GP
465 GP · 75G · 283A
Veteran
2018–19 → 2023 · age 31–35
Pittsburgh Penguins
0.79 P/GP
323 GP · 60G · 194A
Glory Days
2023–24 → 2027 · age 36–39
Pittsburgh Penguins
0.5 P/GP
238 GP · 22G · 96A

Kris Letang, a defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins, is entering his age-39 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 3 points (0 goals, 3 assists) in 8 games, a 0.38 points-per-game pace, 1 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 55.8% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at -0.8. HighDanger's model projects 38 points for 2026-27, in a 32 to 44 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2022–2364122941-13302124:510.64
2023–2482104151+1362524:410.62
2024–257492130-15521223:320.41
2025–267433134-4381021:410.46
2026–278033+16119:500.38
Career1243178631809+82849296—0.65

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Trajectory

Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected

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