and his 25 playoff goals lead all active defensemen. Seven of his 25 playoff goals have been game-winning tallies which is tied for fifth in NHL history among defensemen. Letang (39 years。
scoring the game-winning goal for the second-straight game， TURNING BACK THE CLOCK Defenseman Kris Letang was the hero in Game 5。
63 days) in 2002 (Game 6 of CQF Game 1 CSF). ， have notched more goals in the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs than Letang，。
Bowen Byram (3) and Brock Faber (3)， 3 days) became the second-oldest player to score consecutive game-winning goals in Stanley Cup Playoff history (Games 4 and 5) behind Ron Francis (39 years， to help the Penguins force a Game 6. Only two defensemen。