Capitals send picks to Penguins for center Lars Eller, who won a Stanley Cup with Washington in 2018
Pittsburgh Penguins' Lars Eller l(20) looks for a rebound as Anaheim Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal makes a save in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh Thursday Oct. 31, 2024. The Penguins won 2-1. (Chaz Palla/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review via AP)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Chaz Palla]
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Washington Capitals have reunited with veteran center Lars Eller. Washington has sent a 2025 fifth-round pick and a 2027 third-round pick to Pittsburgh for Eller, who spent seven seasons with the Capitals and helped the club win the franchise’s first Stanley Cup in 2018. The 35-year-old Eller had four goals and three assists in 17 games with Pittsburgh. He was in the second season of a two-year deal he signed with the Penguins in the summer of 2023.
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Pittsburgh Penguins' Lars Eller reacts after scoring against the Montreal Canadiens during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Montreal, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)
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