D · PIT · NHL id 8471724
Kris Letang has played 1 game for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 1 assist (1 points) on 4 shots while averaging 18:44 a night (16:32 at even strength, 1:49 on the power play and 0:23 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 83% of his 5v5 minutes with Trevor van Riemsdyk and 36% with Connor Dewar in his only game so far, and the Penguins have controlled 70% of shot attempts with Letang on the ice (1-0 in goals, 40% offensive-zone starts). In the Penguins' most recent game against PHI he was on D2 with Trevor van Riemsdyk and on PP2.
Right now
From the Sep 30 game vs PHI, detected from shift data
- −2:07 TOI a game
- 22% of 5v5 TOI with top players (was 52%)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 18:44 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 6 attempts, 4 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at PIT: 6 attempts, 4 on goal, 0 goals, 0.27 expected goals; best chance Kris Letang at 0.18 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 74 GP · 34 points vs 32.5 expected
Last 20 games: +6. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 2.9%
- 100.3
- 37.8%
- G vs xG
- 3 / 6.2
- • Role shrank over the last 10 games (TOI down 2:38 a game, 2 demotion events): the cold spell may not be all luck.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played74
- Goals3525th of 715
- Assists31126th of 715
- Points34250th of 715
- Power-play points10172nd of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal104286th of 715
- Hits95193rd of 715
- Blocked shots94100th of 715
- Plus/minus−4420th of 715
- Penalty minutes38205th of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)48.8%400th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)48.9%403rd of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)48.7%401st of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)48.9%383rd of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)49.6%370th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)48.6%423rd of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.55487th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.086604th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.29324th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game21:4160th of 715
- Power-play time per game1:31261st of 715
- Offensive-zone start %62.4%120th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.34498th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1003304th of 719
- Goals above expected−3.2638th of 715
- Luck Meter−21539th of 828
- Ascension score49200th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.1417th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts52397th of 715
- Hardest shot92.6169th of 715
- Offensive-zone time42.9%243rd of 715
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 73 of 74 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.069
- Season net
- −1.49xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.55
- Attempts
- 12
- 0.011
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to D1 from D2Mar 21, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Jan 15, 2026 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Oct 14, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2Dec 14, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Feb 22, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Dec 6, 2023 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Mar 23, 2023 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Nov 11, 2022 alerts →
How his goals happened
24 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2026 vs PHI | Point shot | — | 1 | 32.3 | — | |
| Apr 25, 2026 @ PHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 65.6 | — | |
| Jan 1, 2026 vs DET | Forecheck turnover | carry | 0 | 51.0 | — | |
| Nov 28, 2025 @ CBJ | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 42.0 | — | |
| Oct 25, 2025 vs CBJ | Rebound | carry | 0 | 68.3 | 4-on-3, one-timer, rebound | |
| Apr 8, 2025 vs CHI | Cycle | — | 4* | 49.0 | — | |
| Feb 22, 2025 vs WSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 72.8 | one-timer | |
| Dec 14, 2024 @ OTT | Rush | carry | 0 | 58.1 | — | |
| Dec 12, 2024 @ MTL | Forecheck turnover | — | 4 | 18.0 | — | |
| Dec 7, 2024 vs TOR | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 37.6 | 5-on-1 | |
| Dec 3, 2024 vs FLA | Cycle | — | 0 | 21.0 | — | |
| Nov 30, 2024 vs CGY | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 61.8 | one-timer | |
| Oct 14, 2024 @ MTL | Rush | loose | 2* | 42.2 | — | |
| Oct 12, 2024 @ TOR | Cycle | — | 1 | 67.1 | — | |
| Apr 11, 2024 vs DET | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 58.4 | 3-on-1 | |
| Apr 6, 2024 vs TBL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 23.6 | — | |
| Mar 9, 2024 @ BOS | Off the faceoff | — | 1 | 72.8 | — | |
| Feb 25, 2024 vs PHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 38.2 | — | |
| Feb 22, 2024 vs MTL | Deflection | — | 0 | 30.0 | deflection | |
| Feb 22, 2024 vs MTL | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 59.3 | — | |
| Feb 6, 2024 vs WPG | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 40.5 | — | |
| Dec 23, 2023 @ OTT | Point shot | — | 2* | 62.9 | — | |
| Dec 2, 2023 vs PHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 40.1 | — | |
| Nov 4, 2023 @ SJS | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 24.8 | 3-on-1 |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Letang
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Letang apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | D | 1 | 13:40 | 83% | 75.0% | 100% (1-0) | 33.3% 2:52 | 16.7% 3:43 |
| Connor Dewar | C | 1 | 5:53 | 36% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 70.8% 10:39 | 41.7% 6:40 |
| Evgeni Malkin | C | 1 | 5:42 | 34% | 40.0% | — (0-0) | 88.2% 10:50 | 72.2% 8:07 |
| Tommy Novak | C | 1 | 5:38 | 34% | 37.5% | — (0-0) | 84.2% 10:54 | 60.0% 6:20 |
| Egor Chinakhov | RW | 1 | 4:57 | 30% | 37.5% | — (0-0) | 84.2% 11:35 | 66.7% 6:27 |
| Blake Lizotte | C | 1 | 4:34 | 28% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 70.8% 11:58 | 50.0% 6:13 |
| Nick Robertson | LW | 1 | 4:08 | 25% | 84.6% | 100% (1-0) | 57.1% 12:24 | 42.9% 9:56 |
| Elmer Soderblom | LW | 1 | 3:56 | 24% | — | — (0-0) | 70.4% 12:36 | 33.3% 6:53 |
| Sidney Crosby | C | 1 | 3:53 | 23% | 83.3% | 100% (1-0) | 60.0% 12:39 | 42.9% 8:42 |
| Rickard Rakell | LW | 1 | 3:41 | 22% | 90.9% | 100% (1-0) | 56.3% 12:51 | 45.5% 7:55 |
| Ville Koivunen | RW | 1 | 2:32 | 15% | 80.0% | — (0-0) | 68.2% 14:00 | 73.7% 8:36 |
| Hendrix Lapierre | C | 1 | 2:22 | 14% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 65.2% 14:10 | 82.4% 8:34 |
| Filip Hallander | C | 1 | 2:00 | 12% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 66.7% 14:32 | 76.9% 6:28 |
| Samuel Girard | D | 1 | 1:23 | 8% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 72.0% 15:09 | 63.0% 15:22 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | @ PHI | W 7-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 18:44 | 16:32 | 1:49 | 0:23 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 18:44 | 18:44 | 21 | 10 | 67.7% | 73.1% | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 1.2 | 0.2 | 29% |
| Even strength | 1 | 16:32 | 16:32 | 19 | 8 | 70.4% | 73.9% | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.9 | 0.2 | 40% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 16:32 | 16:32 | 19 | 8 | 70.4% | 73.9% | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.9 | 0.2 | 40% |
| Power play | 1 | 1:49 | 1:49 | 2 | 1 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0% |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 0:23 | 0:23 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | PIT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 2 | 0 | 18:44 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | PIT | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 20 | 11 | 18.2% | 11 | 6 | 23:50 |
| 2025-26 | PIT | 74 | 3 | 31 | 34 | -4 | 38 | 104 | 2.9% | 95 | 94 | 21:41 |
| 2024-25 | PIT | 74 | 9 | 21 | 30 | -15 | 52 | 164 | 5.5% | 120 | 100 | 23:32 |
| 2023-24 | PIT | 82 | 10 | 41 | 51 | +13 | 62 | 164 | 6.1% | 137 | 136 | 24:41 |
| 2022-23 | PIT | 64 | 12 | 29 | 41 | -13 | 30 | 161 | 7.5% | 162 | 108 | 24:51 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | PIT | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 19 | 5.3% | 15 | 21 | 29:51 |
| 2021-22 | PIT | 78 | 10 | 58 | 68 | +20 | 49 | 214 | 4.7% | 171 | 122 | 25:47 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | PIT | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 6 | 15 | 6.7% | 30 | 8 | 28:42 |
| 2020-21 | PIT | 55 | 7 | 38 | 45 | +19 | 32 | 132 | 5.3% | 92 | 65 | 24:39 |
| 2019-20 | PIT | 61 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 0 | 38 | 177 | 8.5% | 101 | 91 | 25:44 |
| 2018-19Playoffs | PIT | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 14 | 0.0% | 11 | 12 | 27:03 |
| 2018-19 | PIT | 65 | 16 | 40 | 56 | +13 | 48 | 206 | 7.8% | 116 | 111 | 25:58 |
| 2017-18Playoffs | PIT | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 12.0% | 23 | 24 | 25:15 |
| 2017-18 | PIT | 79 | 9 | 42 | 51 | -9 | 56 | 222 | 4.1% | 109 | 108 | 25:20 |
Kris Letang news
- Kris Letang StatsNHL.com
- Kris Letang HomeNHL.com
- Kris Letang Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- 2026-27 Pittsburgh Penguins Player Projections: Kris LetangThe Hockey News
- Video - 2026-27 Pittsburgh Penguins Player Projections: Kris LetangThe Hockey News
- NHL Summer Sizzle Workout Edition: Kris LetangNHL.com
- Does GM Kyle Dubas Deserve More Credit for Pittsburgh Penguins Resurgence?NHLRumors.com
- Kris Letang NewsESPN
Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.
On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.