Kris Letang
Pittsburgh Penguins · #58 · Defenseman · age 39 · 6'0" · 199 lb · shoots RBorn 🇨🇦 Montréal, Quebec · Drafted 2005 · Rd 3 #1
TWO-WAY DEFENSEMAN0.43 points/game — steady, no single skill dominates
6 points in 14 games — 44th of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
16HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 60% of defensemen · average defenseman 15
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage defenseman 92 · last game 2 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
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RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 16 lately — hotter than 60% of defensemen, against an average defenseman at 15.
Now 16 · −5 over these 14 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average defenseman (15)┈ top 5% of defensemen (44)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
2 points in 5 games — right on his usual pace, 1.2× what an average defenseman scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE DEFENSEMAN | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | — |
| Assists | 2 | 2.1 | 1.3 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| Points | 2 | 2.1 | 1.6 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| Shots | 9 | 10 | 6 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| Shooting % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.3% | — |
| Plus/minus | +2 | +0.7 | +0.0 | +1 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 20:38 | 20:08 | 18:32 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | @ MTL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 18:44 | 16 |
| Oct 29 | vs UTA | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 23:03 | 24 |
| Oct 24 | vs NSH | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 22:33 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs FLA | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 16:55 | 17 |
| Oct 19 | @UTA | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21:55 | 8 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 228 DEFENSEMEN
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best defenseman; the white tick is the average defenseman.
Points44th of 228 defensemen6leader 
Bouchard 26
Bouchard 26Goals114th of 228 defensemen0leader Bouchard 8
Bouchard 8Assists34th of 228 defensemen6leader Bouchard 18
Bouchard 18Shots23rd of 228 defensemen27leader 
Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points41st of 228 defensemen1leader Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus68th of 228 defensemen+2leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game85th of 228 defensemen20:08leader 
Werenski 28:50
Werenski 28:50PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS DEFENSEMEN
Shape of his game.
Separates in: shots (89th), assists (81st), power-play points (75th). Below the middle: goals (0th).
■ Letang this season╍ the average defenseman┈ top 5% of defensemen
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 35 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 68 in 2021–22.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | PIT | 14 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.43 | +2 |
| 2025–26 | PIT | 74 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 0.46 | −4 |
| 2024–25 | PIT | 74 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 0.41 | −15 |
| 2023–24 | PIT | 82 | 10 | 41 | 51 | 0.62 | +13 |
| 2022–23 | PIT | 64 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 0.64 | −13 |
| 2021–22 | PIT | 78 | 10 | 58 | 68 | 0.87 | +20 |
| 2020–21 | PIT | 55 | 7 | 38 | 45 | 0.82 | +19 |
| 2019–20 | PIT | 61 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 0.72 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | PIT | 65 | 16 | 40 | 56 | 0.86 | +13 |
| 2017–18 | PIT | 79 | 9 | 42 | 51 | 0.65 | −9 |
| 2016–17 | PIT | 41 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 0.83 | +2 |
| 2015–16 | PIT | 71 | 16 | 51 | 67 | 0.94 | +9 |
| 2014–15 | PIT | 69 | 11 | 43 | 54 | 0.78 | +12 |
| 2013–14 | PIT | 37 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 0.59 | −8 |
| 2012–13 · best | PIT | 35 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 1.09 | +16 |
| 2011–12 | PIT | 51 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 0.82 | +21 |
| 2010–11 | PIT | 82 | 8 | 42 | 50 | 0.61 | +15 |
| 2009–10 | PIT | 73 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 0.37 | +1 |
| 2008–09 | PIT | 74 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 0.45 | −7 |
| 2007–08 | PIT | 63 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 0.27 | −1 |
| 2006–07 | PIT | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.29 | −3 |