SUNRISE, Fla.\u202f\u2013\u202fFlorida Panthers President of Hockey Operations & General Manager\u00a0Bill\u00a0Zito\u00a0announced today that the club has agreed to terms with\u00a0forward\u00a0Lars Eller\u00a0on a\u00a0one-year contract\u00a0commencing\u00a0in 2026-27.<\/p>\n
\u201cLars\u00a0is\u00a0a dependable and diligent veteran\u00a0forward\u00a0whose selfless style of play matches our\u00a0team\u00a0philosophy,\u201d said Zito. \u201cA Stanley Cup champion, he has had success at all levels of\u00a0hockey\u00a0and we\u2019re excited for him to\u00a0join the Panthers.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Eller, 37, skated in 68 games with the Ottawa Senators in 2025-26, posting 15 points (5-10-15).\u00a0<\/p>\n
The\u00a06-foot-2, 207-pound native of\u00a0Rodovre, Denmark has competed in 1,184 NHL regular season games across his 17-season career between Ottawa (2025-26), the Washington Capitals (2024-25, 2016-17 to\u00a02022-23), Pittsburgh Penguins (2023-24 to 2024-25), Colorado Avalanche (2022-23),\u00a0Montreal Canadiens (2011-12 to 2015-16) and St. Louis Blues (2009-10), registering 439 points (193-246-439).\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Eller has played in 116\u00a0games\u00a0recording 50 points (15-35-50) between Ottawa, Washington,\u00a0Colorado\u00a0and Montreal. He scored the Stanley Cup clinching goal for Washington in 2018, becoming the first\u00a0Danish-born player to win the Stanley Cup.\u00a0Helping the Capitals capture their first title in franchise history, Eller\u00a0produced 18 points\u00a0(7-11-18) in 24 games during the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On the international stage, Eller most recently represented Denmark at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina\u00a0and has played for his home country and multiple IIHF World Championships.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Eller was originally selected by\u00a0St. Louis in the first round (13th\u00a0overall)\u00a0of the 2007 NHL Draft.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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