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KRIS LETANG • 58 Up-To-Date Player Stats: Kris Letang Position: D
2012-13 SEASON
Shoots: Right
• Had a Norris-worthy year in his 6th NHL season.
Ht: 6-0
• Led all NHL defensemen in assists (33) and points (t-38), despite being limited to just 35 games played. Only blueliner in league to average over a point per game (1.09).
Wt: 201 DOB: 4/24/87 Birthplace: Montreal, QC Acquired: Drafted by Penguins in the third round (62nd overall) of the 2005 NHL Draft.
• Workhorse led team with 25:38 minutes per game and 4:37 power-play minutes per game. • His plus-16 rating was 8th best (tied) among all NHL defensemen. • Topped team’s blueliners with 95 shots. • Set new career-long 6-game assist streak (12 total) from March 2-12.
CAREER VS. NHL ANA BOS BUF CGY CAR CHI COL CBJ DAL DET EDM FLA LAK MIN MTL NSH NJD NYI NYR OTT PHI PHX PIT SJS STL TBL TOR VAN WSH WPG
GP 3 18 20 5 18 3 4 7 6 7 5 20 5 4 17 4 28 31 31 19 31 5 6 5 21 20 5 17 20
G 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 3 1 0 2 4 0 0 3 1 1 2 6 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 3
A 3 8 7 5 6 0 2 2 3 2 2 5 2 0 11 5 7 12 15 2 20 1 1 3 14 10 2 5 10
Totals
385
44
165
PTS PIM 4 0 10 6 9 10 6 4 7 4 0 2 3 0 5 2 4 11 2 6 4 2 9 10 2 4 0 4 14 4 6 0 8 29 14 45 21 25 3 6 23 29 3 2 1 0 3 0 15 6 10 14 2 2 8 8 13 10 209
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CAREER HIGHS
• Tied career high with 5-game assist streak (6 total) from Feb. 15-24. • Recorded 8 shots (2nd highest career total) March 12 vs. Boston. • Set new single-game career high with 4 assists March 2 at Montreal. • Placed 3rd on team with 59 blocked shots.
CAREER/PERSONAL • Nickname - “Tanger” • Played 6-plus NHL seasons with Pittsburgh. • Key member of Penguins’ 2009 Stanley Cup championship, scoring crucial overtime goal in Game 3 of conference semifinals vs. Washington despite playing with an injury that nearly forced him to miss the game. His 5 tallies during the 2010 playoffs tied a franchise postseason high for defensemen (Larry Murphy, 1991). • Set career highs in 2010-11 in several categories: games played (82); assists (42); points (50); and shots (236) while garnering buzz as Norris Trophy candidate (best NHL defenseman). • 2-time NHL All-Star (2011, ‘12). Overwhelmingly voted to 2011 All-Star Game via Fan Balloting with 477,960 votes, finishing 2nd overall (behind only teammate Sidney Crosby) despite having to be a write-in candidate. • Played in 2 NHL YoungStars Games in 2008 and ‘09. • Successful shootout scorer in his career (16-48, 33%). Converted his first 4 shootout attempts in 2007-08, including back-to-back game-deciding scores at Calgary Dec. 6 and at Vancouver Dec. 8. His 5 shootout goals for the season led NHL defensemen. • Won back-to-back gold medals with Team Canada in 2006 and ‘07 World Junior Championships — serving as team captain in the ‘07 tournament. • Represented Canada at World Under-18 Championships in 2004-05. • Played 3 seasons with Val d’Or of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 2004-07.
Goals: 2 (3 times), 2/11/12 vs. WPG
SOG: 9 (1 time), 3/28/10 vs. TOR
Goal Streak: 2, 2/2/13-2/3/13 (2)
Assists: 4 (1 time), 3/2/13 at MTL
PIM: 15 (2 times), 3/4/11 at NJD
Assist Streak: 6, 3/2/13-3/12/13 (12)
Points: 4 (1 time), 3/2/13 at MTL (0G-4A)
Hat Tricks: None
Point Streak: 6, 3/2/13-3/12/13 (0G-12A)