Letang into Penguins' playoff record books after scoring 1st of spring

Kris Letang's dream season continues, and he now stands alone among Pittsburgh Penguins defensemen in the playoffs.

With an empty-net goal in Game 3 against the New York Rangers, Letang became the highest goal-scoring defenseman in Penguins playoff history. He now has 16 career postseason goals, one more than Larry Murphy tallied in black and gold.

Letang now has a goal and two assists this spring, and he played a game-high 26:32 on Tuesday.

The Montreal native, who will turn 29 later this month, enjoyed the most productive season of his career in 2015-16, with 16 goals and 51 assists in 71 games. He was a big part of the Penguins' second-half resurgence, and has continued his stellar play in the postseason.