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Kris Letang

Pittsburgh Penguins
Position D
Age 39
Height 6'0"
Weight 199LBS
Shoots R
Birth Place Montréal, QC, CAN
Born Apr 23, 1987

Key Insights

2026-27
Evgeni Malkin is the teammate he sets up more than anyone
Evgeni Malkin

He has helped on 2 of Evgeni Malkin's goals, 50.0% of his own assists.

1 primary, 1 secondary
His coach leans on him more than almost anyone

Letang plays 20:13 a night, 81st among defencemen.

182 minutes across 9 games
He works the outside and rarely gets to the front of the net

16.1% of what he shoots comes from the slot.

9 attempts from inside the home plate, 56th of 57 defencemen
Most of his shots come from a long way out

His average attempt comes from 43.0 feet.

56 located attempts, 55th of 57 defencemen
He gets almost nothing from long range

51.8% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.

29 long-range attempts, 55th of 57 defencemen
He rarely gets into the dangerous areas of the ice

19.6% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.

11 of 56 attempts, 54th of 57 defencemen

Lineup and with-you/without-you numbers are built from shift charts, which are loaded per season. Seasons without shift data show no lineups. With-you/without-you totals exclude empty-net play, so a 6-on-5 push does not land in a with-or-without-you number. xG is Digest’s estimated model.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Apr 23, 1987
Birth Place Montréal, QC, CAN
Height 6'0"
Weight 199 LBS
Shoots/Catches R

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