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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

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2010-11. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Derek Dorsett CBJ · 17 P in 76 GP Philippe Dupuis COL · 17 P in 74 GP Darroll Powe PHI · 17 P in 81 GP Mike Rupp PIT · 17 P in 81 GP Ben Eager SJS · 17 P in 68 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 4 0 3 3 2 2 5 4 0.75 $850K
18 seasons Career 1188 193 249 442 -23 649 1981 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

2010-11 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
77 7 10 17 -4 48 79 85 0.22 8.9 11:08

Contract

$846KCap hitends in 2012, then RFA
$50KCap dollars per point17 points in 77 games
-$97KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$943KValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 315 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

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 1 season 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 2010-11 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.

2010-11 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-1.4Goals above replacement586th of 672 skaters, 396th of 439 forwards
-0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-3.8Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 439 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence-2.7 13th percentileEven-strength defence+1.6 81st percentilePower play-0.3 21st percentilePenalty kill-0.2 14th percentilePenalties-2.2 2nd percentile

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-202468102010-112013-142016-172019-202022-232025-26Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

51.3Corsi for %781 attempts for, 742 against
-0.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.3Expected goals for %27.4 expected for, 28.1 against
-1.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
45.5Goals for %25 for, 30 against
98.6PDO6.5% shooting + 92.1% saves
164Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 569 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Mathieu Darche · Benoit Pouliot · Lars Eller23104:0360.758.03-2
Travis Moen · Andrei Kostitsyn · Lars Eller1393:2941.844.26-4
Tomas Plekanec · Andrei Kostitsyn · Lars Eller1050:4353.352.92-3
Scott Gomez · Andrei Kostitsyn · Lars Eller845:1748.435.60-4

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

7Goalsnot counting empty-netters
8.3Expected goalsfrom 127 unblocked attempts
-1.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.58 expected goals per 60 minutes27th
Shot quality 6.5% chance per attempt26th
Finishing -1.3 goals above expected36thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 406 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

02468Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 8.3Goals 7

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 9, 2011 @ TOR W 4-1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 11:23
Apr 7, 2011 @ OTT L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:59
Apr 5, 2011 vs CHI W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10:37
Apr 2, 2011 @ NJD W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 11:29
Mar 30, 2011 @ CAR L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 04:07
Mar 29, 2011 vs ATL W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12:27
Mar 26, 2011 vs WSH L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 09:10
Mar 24, 2011 @ BOS L 0-7 0 0 0 -2 0 1 5 11:38
Mar 22, 2011 vs BUF L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:31
Mar 20, 2011 @ MIN W 8-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12:44
Mar 18, 2011 @ NYR L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 4 1 4 12:58
Mar 17, 2011 vs TBL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 18:52
Mar 15, 2011 vs WSH L 2-4 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 16:11
Mar 12, 2011 @ PIT W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:39
Mar 10, 2011 @ STL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 12:07
Mar 8, 2011 vs BOS W 4-1 2 0 2 1 0 2 3 16:18
Mar 5, 2011 @ TBL W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 12:03
Mar 3, 2011 @ FLA W 4-0 1 1 2 2 2 3 0 12:42
Mar 1, 2011 @ ATL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11:07
Feb 26, 2011 vs CAR W 4-3 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 10:30
Feb 24, 2011 vs TOR L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 07:11
Feb 22, 2011 @ VAN W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 12:27
Feb 20, 2011 @ CGY L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 09:51
Feb 17, 2011 @ EDM L 1-4 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 12:27
Feb 12, 2011 vs TOR W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 08:06
Feb 10, 2011 vs NYI L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 11:12
Feb 9, 2011 @ BOS L 6-8 0 0 0 -4 0 0 2 07:21
Feb 6, 2011 vs NJD L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 13:32
Feb 5, 2011 vs NYR W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 13:36
Feb 2, 2011 vs FLA W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:20
Feb 1, 2011 @ WSH W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:02
Jan 25, 2011 @ PHI L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:45
Jan 22, 2011 vs ANA L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 05:54
Jan 21, 2011 @ OTT W 7-1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 14:31
Jan 18, 2011 @ BUF L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:53
Jan 17, 2011 vs CGY W 5-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 12:11
Jan 15, 2011 vs NYR W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 12:47
Jan 12, 2011 vs PIT L 2-5 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 14:37
Jan 11, 2011 @ NYR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 05:58
Dec 31, 2010 @ FLA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:03
Dec 30, 2010 @ TBL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 08:54
Dec 28, 2010 @ WSH L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 10:53
Dec 26, 2010 @ NYI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 09:12
Dec 23, 2010 @ CAR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 07:55
Dec 21, 2010 @ DAL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 16:22
Dec 19, 2010 @ COL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 09:40
Dec 16, 2010 vs BOS W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 09:31
Dec 15, 2010 vs PHI L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 06:17
Dec 11, 2010 @ TOR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:55
Dec 10, 2010 @ DET L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 12:24
Dec 7, 2010 vs OTT W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 14:33
Dec 4, 2010 vs SJS W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 13:01
Dec 2, 2010 @ NJD W 5-1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 12:39
Dec 1, 2010 vs EDM L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 11:53
Nov 27, 2010 vs BUF W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11:59
Nov 26, 2010 @ ATL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11:42
Nov 24, 2010 vs LAK W 4-1 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 09:47
Nov 22, 2010 @ PHI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 08:38
Nov 20, 2010 vs TOR W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 09:45
Nov 18, 2010 vs NSH L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 12:48
Nov 16, 2010 vs PHI W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:12
Nov 13, 2010 vs CAR W 7-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 09:07
Nov 11, 2010 @ BOS W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:28
Nov 9, 2010 vs VAN W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 04:24
Nov 5, 2010 @ BUF W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 08:26
Nov 2, 2010 @ CBJ L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 11:56
Oct 30, 2010 vs FLA L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 11:42
Oct 29, 2010 @ NYI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 08:20
Oct 27, 2010 vs NYI W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 09:54
Oct 25, 2010 vs PHX W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 10:34
Oct 23, 2010 @ OTT W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 08:04
Oct 21, 2010 vs NJD L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:25
Oct 16, 2010 vs OTT W 4-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 04:21
Oct 15, 2010 @ BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 09:49
Oct 13, 2010 vs TBL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 12:02
Oct 9, 2010 @ PIT W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 09:17
Oct 7, 2010 @ TOR L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 2 2 1 16:27