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Kris Letang

#58 · Defence · Pittsburgh Penguins

Born Apr 24, 1987 in Montréal, Quebec, CAN (age 39) · 6'0", 199 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 62nd overall in 2005 by PIT (round 3)

Trophy case

×3 Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2016-17, 2015-16, 2008-09
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Perseverance, Sportsmanship and Dedication 2022-23

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2009-10. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Marc Staal NYR · 27 P in 82 GP Roman Hamrlik MTL · 26 P in 75 GP Sami Salo VAN · 28 P in 68 GP Ron Hainsey ATL · 26 P in 80 GP Jordan Leopold PIT · 26 P in 81 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

02040602006-07: 2 points206-072007-08: 17 points172008-09: 33 points3308-092009-10: 27 points272010-11: 50 points5010-112011-12: 42 points422012-13: 38 points3812-132013-14: 22 points222014-15: 54 points5414-152015-16: 67 points672016-17: 34 points3416-172017-18: 51 points512018-19: 56 points5618-192019-20: 44 points442020-21: 45 points4520-212021-22: 68 points682022-23: 41 points4122-232023-24: 51 points512024-25: 30 points3024-252025-26: 34 points342026-27: 3 points326-27

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2006-07 PIT 7 2 0 2 -3 4 8 8 0.29 $638K
2007-08 PIT 63 6 11 17 -1 23 68 79 0.27 $623K
2008-09 PIT 74 10 23 33 -7 24 138 111 0.45 $623K
2009-10 PIT 73 3 24 27 1 51 174 117 0.37 $623K
2010-11 PIT 82 8 42 50 15 101 236 167 0.61 $3.5M
2011-12 PIT 51 10 32 42 21 34 142 83 0.82 $3.5M
2012-13 PIT 35 5 33 38 16 8 95 45 1.09 $3.5M
2013-14 PIT 37 11 11 22 -8 16 108 43 0.59 $3.5M
2014-15 PIT 69 11 43 54 12 79 197 131 0.78 $7.25M
2015-16 PIT 71 16 51 67 9 66 218 135 0.94 $7.25M
2016-17 PIT 41 5 29 34 2 32 122 70 0.83 $7.25M
2017-18 PIT 79 9 42 51 -9 56 222 109 0.65 $7.25M
2018-19 PIT 65 16 40 56 13 48 206 116 0.86 $7.25M
2019-20 PIT 61 15 29 44 0 38 177 101 0.72 $7.25M
2020-21 PIT 55 7 38 45 19 32 132 92 0.82 $7.25M
2021-22 PIT 78 10 58 68 20 49 214 171 0.87 $7.25M
2022-23 PIT 64 12 29 41 -13 30 161 162 0.64 $6.1M
2023-24 PIT 82 10 41 51 13 62 164 137 0.62 $6.1M
2024-25 PIT 74 9 21 30 -15 52 164 120 0.41 $6.1M
2025-26 PIT 74 3 31 34 -4 38 104 95 0.46 $6.1M
2026-27 PIT 6 0 3 3 2 2 15 6 0.50 $6.1M
21 seasons Career 1241 178 631 809 83 845 3065 2098 0.65

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2007-08 PIT 16 0 2 2 5 12 14 25 0.13
2008-09 PIT 23 4 9 13 1 26 54 30 0.57
2009-10 PIT 13 5 2 7 -5 6 23 19 0.54
2010-11 PIT 7 0 4 4 0 10 28 19 0.57
2011-12 PIT 6 1 4 5 -1 21 15 11 0.83
2012-13 PIT 15 3 13 16 2 8 49 28 1.07
2013-14 PIT 13 2 4 6 2 14 29 19 0.46
2015-16 PIT 23 3 12 15 6 22 70 53 0.65
2017-18 PIT 12 3 8 11 0 15 25 23 0.92
2018-19 PIT 4 0 1 1 -3 2 14 11 0.25
2019-20 PIT 4 0 0 0 -2 0 12 7 0.00
2020-21 PIT 6 1 5 6 -2 6 15 30 1.00
2021-22 PIT 7 1 3 4 -3 0 19 15 0.57
2025-26 PIT 6 2 0 2 -2 20 11 11 0.33
14 seasons Playoffs 155 25 67 92 -2 162 378 301 0.59

2009-10 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
73 3 24 27 1 51 174 117 0.37 1.7 21:34

Contract

$623KCap hitends in 2010, then extended to 2014
$23KCap dollars per point27 points in 73 games

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up.

The contract

Signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins on Oct 2, 2006, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $2.505M, beginning in 2007-08. It runs through 2009-10, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Mar 30, 2010, 4 years and $14M at $3.5M a season, beginning in 2010-11.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2007-08 $623K $475K $85K $290K $560K
2008-09 $623K $600K $85K $165K $685K
2009-10 $623K $625K $0 $180K $625K

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 7, 2022 Pittsburgh Penguins Extension (35+) 2022-23 to 2027-28 6 $36.6M $6.1M
Jul 1, 2013 Pittsburgh Penguins Extension 2014-15 to 2021-22 8 $58M $7.25M
Mar 30, 2010 Pittsburgh Penguins Extension not begun 2010-11 to 2013-14 4 $14M $3.5M
Oct 2, 2006 Pittsburgh Penguins Entry-level 2007-08 to 2009-10 signed for 2006-07, slid 3 $2.505M $623K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2009-10 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 11, 2010 @ NYI W 6-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 22:59
Apr 10, 2010 @ ATL L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22:45
Apr 8, 2010 vs NYI W 7-3 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 18:51
Apr 6, 2010 vs WSH L 3-6 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 20:27
Apr 3, 2010 vs ATL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 21:26
Mar 31, 2010 vs TBL L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 26:46
Mar 28, 2010 vs TOR W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 24:31
Mar 27, 2010 vs PHI W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 26:11
Mar 24, 2010 @ WSH L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 24:55
Mar 22, 2010 @ DET L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 20:23
Mar 20, 2010 vs CAR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 22:39
Mar 18, 2010 @ BOS W 3-0 0 1 1 2 0 3 1 21:35
Mar 17, 2010 @ NJD L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 2 1 0 20:57
Mar 14, 2010 @ TBL W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 22:44
Mar 12, 2010 @ NJD L 1-3 0 0 0 0 4 2 3 23:25
Mar 11, 2010 @ CAR L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -3 0 0 1 18:54
Mar 7, 2010 vs BOS W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 20:32
Mar 6, 2010 vs DAL W 6-3 0 2 2 1 2 1 4 20:13
Mar 4, 2010 @ NYR W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 20:06
Mar 2, 2010 vs BUF W 3-2 0 1 1 0 2 3 2 21:28
Feb 14, 2010 vs NSH L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 21:23
Feb 12, 2010 vs NYR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 21:41
Feb 10, 2010 vs NYI W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 21:56
Feb 7, 2010 @ WSH L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 5 2 23:08
Feb 6, 2010 @ MTL L 3-5 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 19:04
Feb 1, 2010 vs BUF W 5-4 0 2 2 3 2 3 0 24:34
Jan 31, 2010 vs DET W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 22:08
Jan 28, 2010 vs OTT L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 4 21:01
Jan 25, 2010 @ NYR W 4-2 0 2 2 -1 0 3 4 20:38
Jan 24, 2010 @ PHI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 9 1 3 18:55
Jan 21, 2010 vs WSH L 3-6 1 0 1 -1 2 3 2 20:58
Jan 19, 2010 vs NYI W 6-4 0 1 1 1 2 4 0 19:34
Jan 16, 2010 @ VAN L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 23:05
Jan 14, 2010 @ EDM W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 21:10
Jan 13, 2010 @ CGY W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:14
Jan 11, 2010 @ MIN L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 24:49
Jan 9, 2010 @ TOR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 25:18
Jan 7, 2010 vs PHI L 4-7 0 1 1 1 2 4 4 23:12
Jan 5, 2010 vs ATL W 5-2 1 0 1 2 0 2 4 24:43
Jan 3, 2010 @ FLA L 2-6 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 23:07
Jan 2, 2010 @ TBL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 20:24
Dec 30, 2009 @ NJD L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:28
Dec 29, 2009 @ BUF L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 17:26
Dec 27, 2009 vs TOR L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21:23
Dec 23, 2009 vs OTT W 8-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 22:13
Dec 21, 2009 vs NJD L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 20:18
Dec 19, 2009 @ BUF W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 20:02
Dec 17, 2009 @ PHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 18:47
Dec 15, 2009 vs PHI W 6-1 0 1 1 2 0 5 1 17:49
Dec 12, 2009 vs FLA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 18:19
Dec 10, 2009 @ MTL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 22:19
Dec 7, 2009 vs CAR L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 24:16
Dec 5, 2009 vs CHI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 22:15
Dec 3, 2009 vs COL W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 22:21
Nov 30, 2009 @ NYR W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 23:55
Nov 28, 2009 vs NYR W 8-3 0 2 2 2 0 3 0 18:04
Nov 7, 2009 @ SJS L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 03:38
Nov 5, 2009 @ LAK L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 24:49
Nov 3, 2009 @ ANA W 4-3 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 23:46
Oct 31, 2009 vs MIN L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 4 2 25:15
Oct 30, 2009 @ CBJ W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 25:20
Oct 28, 2009 vs MTL W 6-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 23:46
Oct 24, 2009 vs NJD L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 25:16
Oct 23, 2009 vs FLA W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 24:19
Oct 20, 2009 vs STL W 5-1 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 21:50
Oct 17, 2009 vs TBL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 17:11
Oct 14, 2009 @ CAR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 24:41
Oct 12, 2009 @ OTT W 4-1 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 21:07
Oct 10, 2009 @ TOR W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 19:33
Oct 8, 2009 @ PHI W 5-4 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 20:04
Oct 7, 2009 vs PHX L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 22:48
Oct 3, 2009 @ NYI W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 20:56
Oct 2, 2009 vs NYR W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 18:52