Eller, 33, has recorded 16 points (7g/9a) in 60 games for Washington this season. A first-round selection (13th overall) of the St. Louis Blues in the 2007 NHL Draft, Eller has collected 364 points (160g/204a) in 930 career NHL games with the Blues, Montreal and Washington. He ranks third all-time in scoring by a Danish player and his 27 career game-winning tallies are tied with Nikolaj Ehlers for the most ever by a Danish player.
Eller has produced 30 or more points in five of his 12 NHL seasons, including four of his last five campaigns, setting career highs in points (39) in the shortended 2019-20 season, a career-high in goals (18) in 2017-18 and career-best in assists in both 2018-19 and 2019-20. He has notched 208 points (87g/121a) in 488 contests with Washington, ranked seventh among all Capitals skaters since he joined the club in 2016-17.
The 6-foot-2, 205-pound center has registered 49 points (15g/34a) in 96 career postseason outings with Montreal and Washington. In the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Eller notched 18 points (7g/11a) in 24 contests, ranked sixth on the team in points and assists and tied for fourth in goals. His three game-winning tallies, including the winner in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final to secure the Capitals' first Stanley Cup, led all Washington skaters in the playoffs. The Rodovre, Denmark, native became the first Danish player in NHL history to win the Stanley Cup.
Eller played one season in the American Hockey League in 2009-10, recording 57 points (18g/39a) in 70 games for the Peoria Rivermen. He ranked second on the team in points and assists and third in goals to earn a selection to the AHL All-Star Game and a spot on the league's postseason All-Rookie Team.
Eller has represented Denmark at five IIHF World Championships, totaling 23 points (8g/15a) in 31 combined tournament games. He also suited up for the Danish at the 2008 IIHF World Junior Championship, notching six points (3g/3a) in six outings.
