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Lars Eller

#20 · Centre · Florida Panthers

Born May 8, 1989 in Rodovre, DNK (age 37) · 6'2", 207 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 13th overall in 2007 by STL (round 1)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2017-18

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2009-10. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jay Beagle WSH · 2 P in 7 GP Jerome Samson CAR · 2 P in 7 GP Jack Skille CHI · 2 P in 6 GP Mark Mancari BUF · 2 P in 6 GP Nick Johnson PIT · 2 P in 6 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

01020302009-10: 2 points209-102010-11: 17 points172011-12: 28 points2811-122012-13: 30 points302013-14: 26 points2613-142014-15: 27 points272015-16: 26 points2615-162016-17: 25 points252017-18: 38 points3817-182018-19: 36 points362019-20: 39 points3919-202020-21: 23 points232021-22: 31 points3121-222022-23: 23 points232023-24: 31 points3123-242024-25: 22 points222025-26: 15 points1525-262026-27: 3 points3

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2009-10 STL 7 2 0 2 2 4 8 8 0.29 $846K
2010-11 MTL 77 7 10 17 -4 48 79 85 0.22 $846K
2011-12 MTL 79 16 12 28 -5 66 129 72 0.35 $846K
2012-13 MTL 46 8 22 30 8 45 84 86 0.65 $1.15M
2013-14 MTL 77 12 14 26 -15 68 137 130 0.34 $1.15M
2014-15 MTL 77 15 12 27 -6 42 150 76 0.35 $3.5M
2015-16 MTL 79 13 13 26 -13 28 149 111 0.33 $3.5M
2016-17 WSH 81 12 13 25 15 36 115 71 0.31 $3.5M
2017-18 WSH 81 18 20 38 -6 38 161 71 0.47 $3.5M
2018-19 WSH 81 13 23 36 -1 37 163 69 0.44 $3.5M
2019-20 WSH 69 16 23 39 3 48 151 59 0.57 $3.5M
2020-21 WSH 44 8 15 23 -1 21 69 36 0.52 $3.5M
2021-22 WSH 72 13 18 31 -4 40 116 95 0.43 $3.5M
2022-23 WSH 60 7 9 16 -1 36 101 80 0.27 $3.5M
2022-23 COL 24 3 4 7 4 10 39 13 0.29
2023-24 PIT 82 15 16 31 -1 32 154 55 0.38 $2.45M
2024-25 PIT 17 4 3 7 -4 10 27 17 0.41 $2.45M
2024-25 WSH 63 6 9 15 -1 26 77 40 0.24
2025-26 OTT 68 5 10 15 5 12 67 50 0.22 $1.25M
2026-27 FLA 5 0 3 3 2 2 6 4 0.60 $850K
18 seasons Career 1189 193 249 442 -23 649 1982 1228 0.37

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2010-11 MTL 7 0 2 2 1 4 11 18 0.29
2012-13 MTL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00
2013-14 MTL 17 5 8 13 6 18 23 30 0.76
2014-15 MTL 12 1 2 3 0 4 26 21 0.25
2016-17 WSH 13 0 5 5 -2 10 22 24 0.38
2017-18 WSH 24 7 11 18 6 18 52 53 0.75
2018-19 WSH 7 1 2 3 -1 2 11 10 0.43
2019-20 WSH 4 0 0 0 -5 2 9 6 0.00
2020-21 WSH 4 0 1 1 0 0 8 5 0.25
2021-22 WSH 6 1 2 3 -4 0 15 23 0.50
2022-23 COL 7 0 0 0 -1 0 9 12 0.00
2024-25 WSH 9 0 1 1 -1 2 3 13 0.11
2025-26 OTT 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.00
13 seasons Playoffs 115 15 34 49 -1 60 193 221 0.43

2009-10 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
7 2 0 2 2 4 8 8 0.29 25.0 10:49

Contract

$846KCap hitends in 2012, then RFA
$423KCap dollars per point2 points in 7 games

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up.

The contract

Signed by the St. Louis Blues on May 13, 2008, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $3.9M, beginning in 2009-10. It runs through 2011-12, with 2 seasons left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2009-10 $846K $788K $88K $450K $875K
2010-11 $846K $788K $88K $425K $875K
2011-12 $846K $788K $0 $400K $788K

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 1, 2026 Florida Panthers New contract 2026-27 to 2026-27 1 $850K $850K
Jul 1, 2025 Ottawa Senators New contract 2025-26 to 2025-26 1 $1.25M $1.25M
Jul 1, 2023 Pittsburgh Penguins New contract 2023-24 to 2024-25 2 $4.9M $2.45M
Feb 10, 2018 Washington Capitals Extension 2018-19 to 2022-23 5 $17.5M $3.5M
Jul 24, 2014 Montreal Canadiens New contract 2014-15 to 2017-18 4 $14M $3.5M
Jul 7, 2012 Montreal Canadiens New contract 2012-13 to 2013-14 2 $2.65M $1.15M
May 13, 2008 St. Louis Blues Entry-level 2009-10 to 2011-12 signed for 2008-09, slid 3 $3.9M $846K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2009-10 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 10, 2010 @ NSH L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 11:46
Apr 9, 2010 vs ANA W 6-3 1 0 1 2 0 3 2 13:07
Nov 12, 2009 vs NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:00
Nov 10, 2009 vs VAN W 6-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 09:48
Nov 8, 2009 @ ATL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 08:52
Nov 7, 2009 @ PHI L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 16:29
Nov 5, 2009 vs CGY L 1-2 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 09:42