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Lars Eller

#20 Pittsburgh Penguins / NHL - 23/24

Date of Birth

May 08, 1989

Position

Age

Height

6'1" / 186 cm

Place of Birth

Rødovre, DEN

Weight

207 lbs / 94 kg

Nation

Denmark

Shoots

Youth Team

Rødovre SIK

Contract

24/25

Cap Hit

NHL Rights

Pittsburgh Penguins / Signed

Drafted

2007 round 1 #13 overall by St. Louis Blues

Agency

PREMIUM

Father: Olaf Eller
Brother: Mads Eller
Half brother: Michael Smidt

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Lars Eller Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-		POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2004-05	Rødovre U20	Denmark U20	28*	21*	26*	47*	20*	-*	\|
	Rødovre SIK	Denmark2	1*	3*	1*	4*	0*	-*	\|
2005-06	Frölunda HC J18	J18 Allsvenskan	8*	2*	4*	6*	10*	0*	\|	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	0
	Frölunda HC J20	J20 SuperElit	36*	7*	7*	14*	6*	7*	\|	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	0
	Denmark U18	WJC-18 D1	5*	5*	5*	10*	8*	4*	\|
2006-07	Frölunda HC J18	J18 Allsvenskan	2*	1*	3*	4*	6*	3*	\|	Playoffs	6	3	2	5	8	5
	Frölunda HC J20	J20 SuperElit	39*	18*	37*	55*	58*	22*	\|	Playoffs	8	4	1	5	24	-1
	Denmark U18	WJC-18 D1	5*	3*	7*	10*	6*	5*	\|
	Denmark U20	WJC-20 D1	5*	2*	5*	7*	16*	6*	\|
2007-08	Frölunda HC J20	J20 SuperElit	9*	4*	4*	8*	10*	6*	\|	Playoffs	7	5	6	11	14	8
	Frölunda HC	Elitserien	14*	0*	2*	2*	4*	-2*	\|	Playoffs	7	0	1	1	2	-1
	Borås HC	HockeyAllsvenskan	19*	2*	6*	8*	8*	-4*	\|
	Denmark U20	WJC-20	6*	3*	3*	6*	37*	-5*	\|
	Denmark	WC	6*	0*	2*	2*	0*	-7*	\|
2008-09	Frölunda HC	Elitserien	48*	12*	17*	29*	28*	13*	\|	Playoffs	10	3	1	4	12	0
	Denmark U20	WJC-20 D1	5*	3*	3*	6*	20*	-1*	\|
	Denmark	OGQ	3*	1*	1*	2*	8*	2*	\|
2009-10	St. Louis Blues	NHL	7*	2*	0*	2*	4*	2*	\|
	Peoria Rivermen	AHL	70*	18*	39*	57*	84*	-1*	\|
	Denmark	WC	7*	2*	3*	5*	8*	2*	\|
2010-11	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	77*	7*	10*	17*	48*	-4*	\|	Playoffs	7	0	2	2	4	1
2011-12	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	79*	16*	12*	28*	66*	-5*	\|
	Denmark	WC	7*	3*	2*	5*	14*	-2*	\|
	Denmark (all)	International	10*	3*	6*	9*	20*	-*	\|
2012-13	JYP	SM-liiga	15*	5*	10*	15*	18*	2*	\|
	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	46*	8*	22*	30*	45*	8*	\|	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	0
2013-14	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	77*	12*	14*	26*	68*	-15*	\|	Playoffs	17	5	8	13	18	6
2014-15	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	77*	15*	12*	27*	42*	-6*	\|	Playoffs	12	1	2	3	4	0
2015-16	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	79*	13*	13*	26*	28*	-13*	\|
	Denmark	WC	8*	1*	5*	6*	12*	-2*	\|
	Denmark (all)	International	8*	1*	5*	6*	12*	-*	\|
2016-17	Washington Capitals	NHL	81*	12*	13*	25*	36*	15*	\|	Playoffs	13	0	5	5	10	-2
2017-18	Washington Capitals	NHL	81*	18*	20*	38*	38*	-6*	\|	Playoffs	24	7	11	18	18	6
2018-19	Washington Capitals	NHL	81*	13*	23*	36*	37*	-1*	\|	Playoffs	7	1	2	3	2	-1
	Denmark “A”	WC	3*	2*	3*	5*	6*	2*	\|
	Denmark (all) “A”	International	3*	2*	3*	5*	6*	2*	\|
2019-20	Washington Capitals	NHL	69*	16*	23*	39*	48*	3*	\|	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	2	-5
2020-21	Washington Capitals	NHL	44*	8*	15*	23*	21*	-1*	\|	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	0	0
2021-22	Washington Capitals	NHL	72*	13*	18*	31*	40*	-4*	\|	Playoffs	6	1	2	3	0	-4
2022-23	Washington Capitals	NHL	60*	7*	9*	16*	36*	-1*	\|
	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	24*	3*	4*	7*	10*	4*	\|	Playoffs	7	0	0	0	0	-1
2023-24	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	82*	15*	16*	31*	32*	-1*	\|

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Lars Eller Career Totals

League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	\|	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	1	70*	18*	39*	57*	0.81*	84*	-1*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
Denmark U20	1	28*	21*	26*	47*	1.68*	20*	-*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
Denmark2	1	1*	3*	1*	4*	4.00*	0*	-*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
HockeyAllsvenskan	1	19*	2*	6*	8*	0.42*	8*	-4*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
International	3	21*	6*	14*	20*	0.95*	38*	2*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
J18 Allsvenskan (J18 Nationell)	2	10*	3*	7*	10*	1.00*	16*	3*	\|	2	8	3 *	2 *	5 *	0.63 *	8 *	5 *
J20 SuperElit (J20 Nationell)	3	84*	29*	48*	77*	0.92*	74*	35*	\|	3	17	9 *	7 *	16 *	0.94 *	38 *	7 *
SM-liiga (Liiga)	1	15*	5*	10*	15*	1.00*	18*	2*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
NHL	15	1 036*	178*	224*	402*	0.39*	599*	-25*	\|	11	103	15 *	34 *	49 *	0.48 *	58 *	0 *
OGQ	1	3*	1*	1*	2*	0.67*	8*	2*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
Elitserien (SHL)	2	62*	12*	19*	31*	0.50*	32*	11*	\|	2	17	3 *	2 *	5 *	0.29 *	14 *	-1 *
WC	5	31*	8*	15*	23*	0.74*	40*	-7*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
WJC-18 D1	2	10*	8*	12*	20*	2.00*	14*	9*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
WJC-20	1	6*	3*	3*	6*	1.00*	37*	-5*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
WJC-20 D1	2	10*	5*	8*	13*	1.30*	36*	5*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Lars Eller Career Highlights

Season

Awards by season

2005-2006
- J20 SM Silver Medal
- U18 WJC (D1|B) Silver Medal
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
2009-2010
- AHL All-Rookie Team
- AHL All-Star Game
- AHL Rookie of the Month (March)
2011-2012
- World Championship Top 3 Player on Team
2017-2018

Transactions

DATE	STATUS	FROM	TO
07/01/2023
07/01/2023	Confirmed	Colorado Avalanche	Pittsburgh Penguins
03/01/2023
03/01/2023	Confirmed	Washington Capitals	Colorado Avalanche
02/10/2018
02/10/2018	Extension	Washington Capitals	Washington Capitals
06/25/2016
06/25/2016	Confirmed	Montréal Canadiens	Washington Capitals
07/24/2014
07/24/2014	Extension	Montréal Canadiens	Montréal Canadiens
10/29/2012
10/29/2012	Confirmed	Montréal Canadiens	JYP
07/07/2012
07/07/2012	Extension	Montréal Canadiens	Montréal Canadiens
06/17/2010
06/17/2010	Confirmed	St. Louis Blues	Montréal Canadiens

Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Borås HC

Cult/Star player for Denmark

Cult/Star player for Frölunda HC

Cult/Star player for Frölunda HC J20

Career transactions
- 2010-06-17 • Traded to the Montréal Canadiens with Ian Schultz for Jaroslav Halak
- 2008-05-13 • Loaned to Frölunda
- 2008-05-13 • Signed by the St. Louis Blues
- 2008-05-03 • Signed by Frölunda

Memorable dates
- 2009-11-05 • Made NHL debut (vs Calgary)

2009 Elite Prospecets scouting report A very well-rounded and skilled forward. Eller has quick feet, soft hands and a good work ethic. He is a skilled playmaker, but also a decent scorer. Works hard and is valuable in shorthanded situations. Quite a spectacular player with few weaknesses.