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Lars Eller

Position	Center	Current Team	Ottawa Senators
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	1 years
Height	6'2"	Expires	2025-26
Weight (lbs)	207	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	37
Age	36 (May 8, 1989)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2007, Round 1, Overall 13 (STL)

Date	Team	Transaction
Jul 1, 2025	Ottawa Senators	Signed 1 year @ $2.250M AAV starting in 2025-26
Dec 29, 2024	Washington Capitals	Activated from IR
Nov 12, 2024	Washington Capitals	Acquired from Pittsburgh Penguins
Nov 12, 2024	Pittsburgh Penguins	Traded to Washington Capitals
Jul 1, 2023	Pittsburgh Penguins	Signed 2 years @ $2.450M AAV starting in 2023-24
Feb 10, 2018	Washington Capitals	Signed 5 years @ $3.500M AAV starting in 2018-19
Jul 24, 2014	Montreal Canadiens	Signed 4 years @ $3.500M AAV starting in 2014-15
Jul 7, 2012	Montreal Canadiens	Signed 2 years @ $1.150M AAV starting in 2012-13
May 13, 2008	St. Louis Blues	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

2025-26 Player Card

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Notes and Definitions

The numbers represent percentiles so the higher the better.
Percentiles are determined by comparing Forwards to Forwards and Defensemen to Defensemen.
Bursts/mi are calculated from NHL Edge Data are are speed bursts above 20mpg per mile skated. The NHL doesn't adjust for ice time so the players that skate more will naturally have more bursts over 20, or at least more opportunity to have more. The NHL also does not provide ice time in the context of NHL Edge Statistics, however, it does provide distance skated. By adjusting for distance skated it will have a similar effect to adjusting for ice time but also adjust for situationional effect. For example, Players don't typically skate as much on the PK, mostly within the defensive zone, so don't get significant opportunity in that ice time to get speed bursts above 20mph. Adjusting with miles skates would account for this better than adjusting with ice time.
Sh%AE is Shooting Percentage above Expected (Sh% - xSh%) and is an indicator of how good a shooter is at converting chances into goals.
Relative statistics are On Ice - Off Ice statistics and can be an indicator of whether the player makes his teammates better or worse.
All data is 5v5 except Shooting Hardest and Average, Skating Top Speed and Bursts/mi which are all situations, ES Average which is even strength (NHL doesn't give a specific definition).

Data Sources

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Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

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5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2015-16	MTL	79	953:41	0.69	0.63	1.32	0.66	0.03	9.32	8.92	0.40	3.70	5.56
2016-17	WSH	81	888:23	0.54	0.74	1.28	0.71	-0.17	8.60	11.37	-2.76	5.63	2.11
2017-18	WSH	81	927:06	0.58	0.97	1.55	0.76	-0.18	7.03	9.18	-2.15	3.41	6.82
2018-19	WSH	81	954:50	0.63	1.07	1.70	0.81	-0.18	7.69	9.92	-2.23	4.52	7.34
2019-20	WSH	69	824:46	0.73	1.16	1.89	0.89	-0.17	8.85	10.86	-2.01	1.75	6.43
2020-21	WSH	44	554:12	0.65	0.97	1.62	0.75	-0.10	12.24	14.13	-1.89	12.50	8.75
2021-22	WSH	71	873:26	0.69	0.82	1.51	0.64	0.05	10.87	10.09	0.78	3.65	1.46
2022-23	COL	24	275:42	0.44	0.65	1.09	0.74	-0.30	5.56	9.38	-3.83	6.38	4.26
2022-23	WSH	60	755:23	0.48	0.56	1.03	0.59	-0.11	6.74	8.30	-1.56	2.48	6.61
2022-23	COL, WSH	84	1031:05	0.47	0.58	1.05	0.63	-0.16	6.40	8.61	-2.21	3.57	5.95
2023-24	PIT	82	956:33	0.50	0.82	1.32	0.61	-0.11	7.34	8.98	-1.64	1.85	5.56
2024-25	WSH	63	702:17	0.43	0.60	1.03	0.64	-0.21	7.14	10.71	-3.57	3.92	6.86
2024-25	PIT	17	212:43	1.13	0.56	1.69	0.44	0.69	17.39	6.72	10.67	0.00	3.33
2024-25	PIT, WSH	80	915:00	0.59	0.59	1.18	0.59	-0.00	9.68	9.72	-0.05	3.03	6.06
2025-26	OTT	20	216:07	0.28	1.11	1.39	0.39	-0.12	7.69	10.88	-3.19	0.00	5.56

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2015-16	MTL	79	953:41	42.72	2.20	2.42	38.76	2.71	2.21	44.87	52.26	0.11	-0.08	2.02
2016-17	WSH	81	888:23	42.55	2.43	2.41	36.47	1.49	2.22	62.07	52.13	-0.06	-0.15	1.06
2017-18	WSH	81	927:06	39.28	2.14	2.32	45.88	2.85	2.88	42.86	44.60	-0.20	0.23	-4.15
2018-19	WSH	81	954:50	42.23	2.83	2.67	43.04	2.70	2.59	51.14	50.81	0.20	-0.18	3.70
2019-20	WSH	69	824:46	49.47	2.62	2.86	39.14	2.55	2.46	50.70	53.75	0.31	-0.08	3.69
2020-21	WSH	44	554:12	44.39	2.27	2.60	37.46	2.71	2.10	45.65	55.36	0.25	-0.13	3.98
2021-22	WSH	71	873:26	42.04	2.47	2.48	41.63	2.61	2.61	48.65	48.74	-0.13	0.18	-3.04
2022-23	COL	24	275:42	37.65	1.96	2.30	36.34	1.31	2.22	60.00	50.90	-0.69	-0.16	-4.82
2022-23	WSH	60	755:23	42.02	2.07	2.48	39.95	2.38	2.33	46.43	51.54	-0.20	-0.31	1.22
2022-23	COL, WSH	84	1031:05	40.85	2.04	2.43	38.99	2.09	2.30	49.30	51.38	-0.34	-0.27	-0.49
2023-24	PIT	82	956:33	42.28	2.07	2.36	40.33	2.26	2.37	47.83	49.88	-0.47	-0.35	-1.08
2024-25	WSH	63	702:17	40.07	1.79	2.30	35.11	2.22	1.97	44.68	53.88	-0.21	-0.38	2.29
2024-25	PIT	17	212:43	39.77	1.97	2.34	45.13	3.10	2.72	38.89	46.29	-0.68	-0.11	-5.35
2024-25	PIT, WSH	80	915:00	40.00	1.84	2.31	37.44	2.43	2.14	43.08	51.88	-0.30	-0.31	0.27
2025-26	OTT	20	216:07	27.49	1.67	1.40	35.54	2.22	1.89	42.86	42.44	-1.02	-0.19	-11.18

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
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Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season

Season	Teammate	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

This needs to be an option for Lars Eller later on this season at SenShot (Sat Nov 1, 2025)
Sens Overtake Flyers 2-1 as Key Players Shine at Silver Seven Sens (Fri Oct 24, 2025)
These two are fitting in well with Senators already at SenShot (Fri Oct 17, 2025)
Lars Eller Impresses in 3-1 Ottawa Senators Win Over Montreal Canadiens at Silver Seven Sens (Sun Oct 5, 2025)
Senators Newcomer Lars Eller Shares Positive News After Off-Season Surgery at Yahoo Sports NHL (Thu Sep 25, 2025)
2025 Montreal Canadiens Top 25 Under 25: #4 Juraj Slafkovský at Habs Eyes on the Prize (Tue Sep 9, 2025)
Lars Eller's past production will show excellent value Senators signed him for at SenShot (Tue Sep 2, 2025)
6 Cool Things About Senators’ Lars Eller at The Hockey Writers (Mon Jul 28, 2025)
Why Senators benefited signing Lars Eller over Adam Gaudette at SenShot (Wed Jul 9, 2025)
Breaking Down the Lars Eller Signing at Ottawa Hockey Now (Wed Jul 2, 2025)
Sens sign veteran and former Cup winner Lars Eller to one-year contract at SenShot (Tue Jul 1, 2025)
Halak's trade still paying off for the Montreal Canadiens at A Winning Habit (Wed Jun 18, 2025)
Eller set to be a key component of Denmark's Olympic roster at Stars and Sticks (Mon Jun 16, 2025)
Lars Eller 2024-25 Report Card at Stars and Sticks (Mon Jun 2, 2025)

Current Contract

Lars Eller signed a $1,250,000 1-year contract with the Ottawa Senators and General Manager Steve Staios on July 1, 2025 with an AAV of $1,250,000. This contract will start in 2025-26 and end after the 2025-26 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.31% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2025-26	36	M-NTC	$1,250,000	$2,250,000	$1,000,000	-	$1,250,000	$1,250,000	$1,250,000	UFA
Total					$1,000,000	-	$1,250,000	$1,250,000	$1,250,000

Signed: July 1, 2025

Team: Ottawa Senators

GM: Steve Staios

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 1.31

Clause: Player has a 14 team no trade list.

Note: Performance Bonuses: $250,000 for 40 and 60 games played. $250,000 for making playoffs. $250,000 for winning second round.

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Lars Eller signed a $4,900,000 2-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins and General Manager Kyle Dubas on July 1, 2023 with an AAV of $2,450,000. This contract will start in 2023-24 and end after the 2024-25 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 2.93% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2023-24	34	$2,450,000	$2,450,000	-	$1,000,000	$1,450,000	$2,450,000	$2,450,000	UFA
2024-25	35	$2,450,000	$2,450,000	-	-	$2,450,000	$2,450,000	$2,450,000	UFA
Total				-	$1,000,000	$3,900,000	$4,900,000	$4,900,000

Signed: July 1, 2023

Team: Pittsburgh Penguins

GM: Kyle Dubas

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 2.93

Lars Eller signed a $17,500,000 5-year contract with the Washington Capitals and General Manager Brian MacLellan on February 10, 2018 with an AAV of $3,500,000. This contract will start in 2018-19 and end after the 2022-23 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 4.40% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2018-19	29	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	-	$1,000,000	$4,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	UFA
2019-20	30	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	-	$1,000,000	$3,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	UFA
2020-21	31	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	-	-	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	UFA
2021-22	32	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	-	-	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	UFA
2022-23	33	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	-	-	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	UFA
Total				-	$2,000,000	$15,500,000	$17,500,000	$17,500,000

Signed: Feb 10, 2018

Team: Washington Capitals

GM: Brian MacLellan

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 4.4

Retained Salary: Washington Capitals retained 31.0% of total salary on March 1, 2023

Lars Eller signed a $14,000,000 4-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens and General Manager Marc Bergevin on July 24, 2014 with an AAV of $3,500,000. This contract will start in 2014-15 and end after the 2017-18 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 5.07% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2014-15	25	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	-	$500,000	$2,000,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	RFA-arb
2015-16	26	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	-	-	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	RFA-arb
2016-17	27	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	-	-	$4,250,000	$4,250,000	$4,250,000	UFA
2017-18	28	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	-	-	$4,750,000	$4,750,000	$4,750,000	UFA
Total				-	$500,000	$13,500,000	$14,000,000	$14,000,000

Signed: July 24, 2014

Team: Montreal Canadiens

GM: Marc Bergevin

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 5.07

Lars Eller signed a $2,300,000 2-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens and General Manager Marc Bergevin on July 7, 2012 with an AAV of $1,150,000. This contract will start in 2012-13 and end after the 2013-14 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.92% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2012-13	23	$1,150,000	$1,150,000	-	-	$1,150,000	$1,150,000	$1,150,000	RFA
2013-14	24	$1,150,000	$1,150,000	-	-	$1,150,000	$1,150,000	$1,150,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$2,300,000	$2,300,000	$2,300,000

Signed: July 7, 2012

Team: Montreal Canadiens

GM: Marc Bergevin

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 1.92

Lars Eller signed a $2,625,000 3-year contract with the St. Louis Blues and General Manager Larry Pleau on May 13, 2008 with an AAV of $875,000. This contract will start in 2008-09 and end after the 2011-12 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.54% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2008-09	19	$875,000	$1,300,000	-	$87,500	-	$87,500	-	ELC
2009-10	20	$845,833	$1,270,833	$450,000	$87,500	$787,500	$875,000	$65,000	ELC
2010-11	21	$845,833	$1,270,833	$425,000	$87,500	$787,500	$875,000	$65,000	ELC
2011-12	22	$845,833	$1,270,833	$400,000	-	$787,500	$787,500	$65,000	ELC
Total				$1,275,000	$262,500	$2,362,500	$2,625,000	$195,000

Signed: May 13, 2008

Team: St. Louis Blues

GM: Larry Pleau

Exp. Status: RFA

Note: This entry level contract slid one season as player did not meet the games played threshold to start the contract.

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2004-05	Den-Jr.	Rodovre Jr.	28	21	26	47		20
2004-05	Denmark	Rodovre	1	3	1	4
2005-06	Swe-Jr.	Frolunda Jr.	36	7	7	14		6
2005-06	WJ18-B	Denmark	5	5	5	10	+4	8
2005-06	Swe-U18	Frolunda U18	8	2	4	6		10				2							0.0
2006-07	WJ18-B	Denmark	5	3	7	10	+5	6
2006-07	WJC-B	Denmark	5	2	5	7	+6	16
2006-07	Swe-Jr.	Frolunda Jr.	39	18	37	55		58				8	4	1	5		24
2006-07	Swe-U18	Frolunda U18	3	1	4	5		6				6	3	2	5		8
2007-08	Sweden-2	Boras	19	2	6	8		8
2007-08	WC-A	Denmark	6	0	2	2
2007-08	WJC-A	Denmark	6	3	3	6		37
2007-08	Sweden	Frolunda	14	0	2	2		4				7		1	1		2
2007-08	Swe-Jr.	Frolunda Jr.	9	4	4	8		10				7	5	6	11		14		0.0
2008-09	WJC-B	Denmark	5	3	3	6	-1	20
2008-09	Oly-Q	Denmark	3	1	1	2	+2	8
2008-09	Sweden	Frolunda	48	12	17	29		28				10	3	1	4		12
2009-10	AHL	Peoria	70	18	39	57	-1	84
2009-10	NHL	St. Louis Blues	7	2	0	2	+2	4	8	25.0	10:49
2009-10	WC-A	Denmark	7	2	3	5		8
2010-11	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	77	7	10	17	-4	48	79	8.9	11:08	7		2	2	+1	4	11	0.0	13:05
2011-12	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	79	16	12	28	-5	66	129	12.4	15:19
2011-12	WC-A	Denmark	7	3	2	5	-2	14
2012-13	Finland	JYP	15	5	10	15		18
2012-13	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	46	8	22	30	+8	45	84	9.5	14:50	1							0.0	8:43
2013-14	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	77	12	14	26	-15	68	137	8.8	15:58	17	5	8	13	+6	18	23	21.7	16:27
2014-15	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	77	15	12	27	-6	42	150	10.0	15:30	12	1	2	3		4	26	3.8	15:59
2015-16	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	79	13	13	26	-13	28	149	8.7	15:15
2015-16	WC-A	Denmark	8	1	5	6	-2	12	22
2016-17	NHL	Washington Capitals	81	12	13	25	+15	36	115	10.4	13:54	13		5	5	-2	10	22	0.0	14:18
2017-18	NHL	Washington Capitals	81	18	20	38	-6	38	161	11.2	15:18	24	7	11	18	+6	18	52	13.5	17:00
2018-19	WC	Denmark	3	2	3	5	+2	6
2018-19	NHL	Washington Capitals	81	13	23	36	-1	37	163	8.0	16:32	7	1	2	3	-1	2	11	9.1	19:00
2019-20	NHL	Washington Capitals	69	16	23	39	+3	48	151	10.6	17:01	5		1	1	-5	2	10	0.0	18:17
2020-21	NHL	Washington Capitals	44	8	15	23	-1	21	69	11.6	16:21	4		1	1			8	0.0	15:23
2021-22	NHL	Washington Capitals	72	13	18	31	-4	40	116	11.2	16:07	6	1	2	3	-4		15	6.7	15:48
2022-23	NHL	Washington Capitals	60	7	9	16	-1	36	101	6.9	15:14
2022-23	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	24	3	4	7	+4	10	39	7.7	13:40	7				-1		9	0.0	14:04
2023-24	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	15	16	31	-1	32	154	9.7	15:58
2024-25	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	17	4	3	7	-4	10	27	14.8	16:25
2024-25	OGQ	Denmark	3	2	2	4	+5	4
2024-25	NHL	Washington Capitals	63	6	9	15	-1	26	77	7.8	12:27	9		1	1	-1	2	3	0.0	10:45
2025-26	NHL	Ottawa Senators	22	2	4	6	-4	4	21	9.5	13:36
NHL Career			1138	190	240	430	-34	639	1930	9.8	15:03	112	15	35	50	-1	60	190	7.9	15:33