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Kris Letang

Position: D
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-0    Weight: 201 lbs.
Born: April 24, 1987 in Montreal, Quebec

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 3rd round (62nd overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
2006-07 19 PIT NHL 7 2 0 2 1 -3 4 0 2 0 0 8 25.0 81 11:33
2007-08 20 PIT NHL 63 6 11 17 6 -1 23 5 1 0 3 68 8.8 1144 18:10
2008-09 21 PIT NHL 74 10 23 33 12 -7 24 5 4 1 3 138 7.2 1565 21:09
2009-10 22 PIT NHL 73 3 24 27 8 1 51 3 0 0 0 174 1.7 1574 21:34
2010-11 23 PIT NHL 82 8 42 50 16 15 101 4 4 0 2 236 3.4 1971 24:02
2011-12 24 PIT NHL 31 5 18 23 8 4 20 3 2 0 1 84 6.0 805 25:59
Career NHL 330 34 118 152 50 9 223 20 13 1 9 708 4.8 7140 21:38

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
2006-07 19 PIT NHL 7 0.29 0.00 0.29 0.15 0.57 1.14 2 0 2 1 5 4 4 0 -3 0.3 -0.1 0.2
2007-08 20 PIT NHL 63 0.10 0.17 0.27 0.10 0.37 1.08 7 12 19 7 53 21 40 7 -1 1.2 2.2 3.4
2008-09 21 PIT NHL 74 0.14 0.31 0.45 0.16 0.32 1.86 11 23 34 12 87 25 81 12 -7 2.6 2.2 4.8
2009-10 22 PIT NHL 73 0.04 0.33 0.37 0.11 0.70 2.38 3 25 28 8 75 11 71 8 1 1.4 3.1 4.5
2010-11 23 PIT NHL 82 0.10 0.51 0.61 0.19 1.23 2.88 9 45 54 17 113 36 80 18 15 4.1 5.7 9.8
2011-12 24 PIT NHL 31 0.16 0.58 0.74 0.24 0.65 2.71 9 30 39 13 4 2.2 2.1 4.3
Career NHL 330 0.10 0.36 0.46 0.15 0.68 2.15 41 135 176 59 333 97 276 45 9 11.8 15.2 27.1

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
2007-08 20 PIT NHL 16 0 2 2 5 12 0 0 0 0 14 0.0 274 17:07
2008-09 21 PIT NHL SC 23 4 9 13 1 26 2 2 0 1 54 7.4 444 19:18
2009-10 22 PIT NHL 13 5 2 7 -5 6 1 4 0 1 23 21.7 302 23:15
2010-11 23 PIT NHL 7 0 4 4 0 10 0 0 0 0 28 0.0 186 26:33
Career NHL 1 59 9 17 26 1 54 3 6 0 2 119 7.6 1206 20:26

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
2002-03 15 College Antoine-Girouard QAAA 42 2 10 12 34
2003-04 16 College Antoine-Girouard QAAA 39 12 41 53 94
2004-05 17 Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 70 13 19 32 -16 79 7 5 1 3
2004-05 17 Canada WJ18-A 6 2 2 4 4 20 1 1 0 1
2005-06 18 Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 60 25 43 68 5 156 11 13 1 2
2005-06 18 Canada WJC-A 6 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 0 0
2006-07 19 Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 40 14 38 52 19 74 7 5 2 4
2006-07 19 Canada WJC-A 6 0 6 6 4 12 0 0 0 0
2007-08 20 Wilkes-Barre Penguins AHL 10 1 6 7 0 4 1 0 0 0
Career 1 Season AHL 10 1 6 7 0 4 1 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons QAAA 81 14 51 65 128
Career 3 Seasons QMJHL 170 52 100 152 8 309 25 23 4 9
Career 1 Season WJ18-A 6 2 2 4 4 20 1 1 0 1
Career 2 Seasons WJC-A 12 1 8 9 9 14 0 1 0 0

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
2003-04 16 College Antoine-Girouard QAAA 13 7 9 16 38
2005-06 18 Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 5 1 5 6 -5 20 1 0 0 0
2006-07 19 Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 19 12 19 31 10 48 7 3 2 3
2006-07 19 Wilkes-Barre Penguins AHL 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Career 1 Season AHL 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Career 1 Season QAAA 13 7 9 16 38
Career 2 Seasons QMJHL 24 13 24 37 5 68 8 3 2 3

Similarity Scores

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Thru 5 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5
Kris Letang 9.8 4.8 4.5 3.4 0.2
Ching Johnson 88.1 8.0 4.6 3.8 2.1 0.4
Jack Crawford 85.2 5.9 4.2 3.9 2.8 0.2
Boris Mironov 85.0 8.5 5.2 4.2 3.1 0.8
Ian White 84.8 8.0 4.9 4.2 3.1 1.1
Michal Rozsival 84.2 8.1 5.4 4.4 2.8 0.9
Brian Benning 82.8 7.6 5.5 4.1 3.1 -0.1
Ed Kea 82.0 7.3 5.6 4.6 3.3 0.4
Jerry Korab 81.4 9.9 5.8 4.7 4.2 3.3
Bob Murdoch 81.2 10.0 6.1 5.2 1.1 0.2
Jack Brownschidle 80.8 8.4 4.9 4.6 4.1 2.7
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Kris Letang 9.8 4.8 4.5 3.4 0.2
Dustin Byfuglien 82.7 9.6 6.2 6.1 2.9 0.8 0.4
Braydon Coburn 82.3 7.9 5.5 4.1 3.8 2.1 0.0
James Wisniewski 77.0 7.6 5.4 4.5 4.2 2.6 1.2
Barry Ashbee 76.9 7.4 5.5 5.5 3.0 0.4
Ian White 76.7 8.0 4.9 4.8 4.2 3.1 1.1
Carlo Colaiacovo 76.5 6.3 5.1 4.2 3.3 1.2 0.9 0.2 0.1
Rodger Smith 75.8 6.1 3.4 3.1 2.3 0.5 -0.4
Johnny Oduya 75.5 7.7 6.7 4.0 3.5 2.3
Andy Greene 75.4 8.0 4.4 2.9 2.0 1.2
Harry Mummery 74.7 5.2 1.9 1.7 1.2 0.7 -0.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

2011 NHL
2012 NHL

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

2009 Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)

Games Played

2010-11 NHL 82 (3)

Defensive Point Shares

2010-11 NHL 5.7 (9)

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