Penguins sign Kris Letang to six-year contract extension

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Kris Letang is not going anywhere. 

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Letang have agreed to a six-year, $36.6 million contract extension, the team announced. The contract will run through the 2027-2028 season.

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Kris Letang of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrates his against the New York Rangers during the Stanley Cup Playoffs at Madison Square Garden on May 11, 2022, in New York City. (Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images)

The 35-year-old was a third round draft pick in the 2005 NHL Draft. Last season Letang played 78 games, scoring 10 goals with 58 assists and amassing 68 points. Letang’s plus/minus of +20 was the second-best mark of his career.

The franchise legend is a three-time Stanley Cup champion in 2009, ’16, and ’17. Letang is the best defenseman to ever wear a Penguins jersey as he holds the team record for defensemen in games played (941), goals (144), assists (506), and points (650). Letang also holds the franchise’s record for defensemen in playoff games played (149), playoff goals (23), playoff assists (67), and playoff points (90).

Letang scored the Stanley Cup-clinching goal in Game 6 of the 2016 Stanley Cup Final in San Jose. The only two players who have played more games in a Penguins uniform are teammates Sidney Crosby (1,108) and upcoming free agent Evgeni Malkin (981).

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Penguins Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby talk during the playoff game against the New York Rangers on May 9, 2022, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images)

"Kris epitomizes what it means to be a Pittsburgh Penguin," said