Kris Letang

Shoots right · 39 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	5	0	3	3	14	19:37
Last season	74	3	31	34	104	21:41

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Role

Where he fits on Pittsburgh right now.

Line: P3 with T. van Riemsdyk · 11:28 a game together
Power play: PP2 Quarterback
Penalty kill: Rarely kills penalties · not a regular in 12 kills
Ice time: 19:37 a game, 2nd-most among Pittsburgh defensemen · 16:14 5-on-5 · 1:31 PP
Competition: About average among defensemen · home tougher than 65%, road easier than 66%
Easier opponents than 57% of defensemen · home 69%, road 59%

Where he stands out

What he does better or worse than most players at his position.

Better than most at his position

Takeaways
takeaway score 1241.02 takeaways /60better than 86% of defensemenmore than 76% of defensemen
Shooting volume
11.3 shot attempts /60better than 78% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Finishing
−0.4 goals above expected /100 shotsbehind 96% of defensemen
Shot blocking
blocking score 723.42 blocks /60behind 90% of defensemenfewer than 77% of defensemen

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with defensemen who have played at least 20 games over the two seasons.

Better than most at his position

Shooting volume
11.5 shot attempts /60better than 80% of defensemen
Takeaways
takeaway score 1171.83 takeaways /60better than 80% of defensemenmore than 99% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Nothing yet where we can be confident he is below most defensemen.

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with defensemen who have played at least 3 games.

All ratings

Every rating, against other defensemen.

Kris LetangAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 5 games blended with last season’s 74, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

This season’s 5 games only, pulled toward the average defenseman. Expect wide ranges this early.

Driving play at 5-on-5

Creating chances
Along for the rideDrives play
−0.06 expected goals /60bottom 37%
+0.04 expected goals /60top 32%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
+0.04 expected goals against /60bottom 33%
+0.01 expected goals against /60bottom 43%

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
11.3 shot attempts /60top 22%
11.5 shot attempts /60top 20%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.18 expected goals /60average
0.20 expected goals /60top 37%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
−0.4 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 4%
+0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 40%
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.31 first assists /60bottom 37%
0.35 first assists /60top 29%

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
0.62 expected goals /60bottom 39%
0.85 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.84 expected goals for /60bottom 37%
0.88 expected goals for /60too few games

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 100top 38%3.52 hits /60top 39%
hitting score 95top 39%3.06 hits /60average
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 72bottom 10%3.42 blocks /60bottom 23%
blocking score 84bottom 26%1.83 blocks /60bottom 1%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 124top 14%1.02 takeaways /60top 24%
takeaway score 117top 20%1.83 takeaways /60top 1%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.35 penalties drawn /60bottom 27%
0.39 penalties drawn /60bottom 38%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.69 penalties taken /60average
0.67 penalties taken /60average

Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average defenseman); switch “Hits and takeaways” to Raw in the settings to see the numbers as recorded. How the ratings work.

Shots

Where his shots come from, and how his misses miss.

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177 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 15 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

17 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. 1 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

How his misses miss

Wide left23
Wide right19
Over the net9
Off the post or crossbar4
Short or other4

59 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

Wide left1
Wide right1
Over the net0
Off the post or crossbar1
Short or other0

3 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

The NHL’s game data records how a shot missed, but not where in the net a goal or save went (glove side, blocker, five-hole). That needs paid camera tracking, so we don’t show it.

Skating and shot

Speed, bursts, shot power and where he spends his shifts, from the NHL’s own tracking (NHL EDGE).

Top speed
SlowerBurner
22.1 mphaverage
20.6 mphbottom 44%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
2.0 bursts /60top 41%
3.1 bursts /60top 23%
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
92.6 mphaverage
89.9 mphtop 20%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
8.67 miles /60top 29%
8.63 miles /60top 41%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
42.7% of his timetop 32%
44.8% of his timetop 19%

Top speed and hardest shot are his best single moments over this season and lastthis season; bursts and distance are per 60 minutes of his ice time. Tracking data: NHL EDGE.