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Loading…Kris Letang rates as a solid middle-of-the-lineup defenseman: a 64.5 overall that ranks 89th of 327 defensemen.
His best component is offensive creation at 70, with finishing (20) trailing the rest of his game.
His rating fell from 63.2 in 2024-25 to 38 in 2025-26, one of the bigger drops in his 18-season card history.
His $6.1M cap hit through 2027-28 grades Overpaid, about $4.4M above the $1.7M the model expects a player of his output to earn, with 2 seasons left to run.
His cap hit is the 4th-largest on the Pittsburgh Penguins NHL roster and uses 5.9% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $6.33M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 70 |
| Defense | 44 |
| Play driving | 68 |
| Finishing | 20 |
| Power play | 42 |
| Penalty kill | 56 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | PIT | 74 | 38 | -0.6 |
| 2024-25 | PIT | 74 | 63.2 | -0.3 |
| 2023-24 | PIT | 82 | 64 | -0.3 |
| 2022-23 | PIT | 64 | 89.6 | 0.3 |
| 2021-22 | PIT | 78 | 88.7 | 0.3 |
| 2020-21 | PIT | 55 | 92.8 | 0.3 |
| 2019-20 | PIT | 61 | 91.3 | 0.5 |
| 2018-19 | PIT | 65 | 98.2 | 0.9 |
| 2017-18 | PIT | 79 | 94.6 | 0.5 |
| 2016-17 | PIT | 41 | 78.4 | 0.2 |
Other PIT defensemen by rating: Kaedan Korczak (78.9), Samuel Girard (72.5), Erik Karlsson (72.2), Ryan Johnson (71.7). See the full Pittsburgh Penguins cap sheet.
How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.