Penguins’ Letang added to NHL All-Star Game
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The NHL tweaked its All-Star Game selection process this year, allowing fans to determine the final player for each division as part of the “Last Men In” vote.
The league announced Friday that Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang was voted onto the Metropolitan Division team.
Letang, 31, will be playing in his fifth All-Star Game, tying him with Hall of Famer Paul Coffey for the most appearances by a Pittsburgh defenseman. Last year, Letang scored a goal in the All-Star Game at Tampa Bay, giving him four goals and five points in four career All-Star appearances.
Letang will be joined in San Jose by Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, who was selected to the game last week. This is the second-straight year that the duo will represent the Penguins.
The NHL All-Star Weekend will be Jan. 25-26 at the SAP Center at San Jose. The game will be a 3-on-3 tournament between the four divisions.
One of the highest-scoring defensemen in the NHL this season, Letang is enjoying a career year thus far. As of Friday, he ranked seventh among defensemen with 37 points in 41 games. His 10 goals were tied for third overall among defensemen.
Letang is taking on one of the league’s busiest workloads, as his 26:05 minutes per game ranks fourth among all NHL players.