Lars Eller - wikipedia Lars Eller Lars Eller Eller with the Capitals in 2018 ( 1989 - 05 - 08 ) 8 May 1989 ( age 29 ) Rødovre, Denmark Height 6 ft 2 in ( 188 cm ) Weight 207 lb ( 94 kg ; 14 st 11 lb ) Position Centre Shoots Left NHL team Former teams Washington Capitals St. Louis Blues Montreal Canadiens National team Denmark NHL Draft 13th overall, 2007 St. Louis Blues Playing career 2007 -- present Lars Fosgaard Eller ( born 8 May 1989 ), nicknamed `` The Tiger '', is a Danish professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League ( NHL ). He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the first round, 13th overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. He later joined the Montreal Canadiens before being traded to the Capitals in 2016. He became the first person born in Denmark to win the Stanley Cup when the Capitals won in 2018, notably scoring the Stanley Cup - winning goal. Contents 1 Playing career 1.1 St. Louis Blues 1.2 Montreal Canadiens 1.3 Washington Capitals 2 Personal life 3 Career statistics 3.1 Regular season and playoffs 3.2 International 4 Awards and honours 5 References 6 External links Playing career St. Louis Blues During the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, Eller was selected thirteenth overall by the St. Louis Blues, the highest ranking for a Danish born and trained player in NHL history until friend and former teammate Mikkel Bødker was selected number eight overall by the Arizona Coyotes in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. ( Danish - born Jan Popiel was drafted tenth overall in the 1964 NHL Amateur Draft but grew up in and became a citizen of Canada before making his pro debut. ) Eller spent part of the 2007 -- 08 season with Borås in the HockeyAllsvenskan, on loan from Frölunda. Eller moved to North America for the 2009 -- 10 season. His preseason was spoiled by mononucleosis and, as a result, he started the season playing for the Peoria Rivermen in the American Hockey League ( AHL ). He was called up by the St. Louis and made his NHL debut on 5 November 2009 in a game against the Calgary Flames in which the Blues lost 2 -- 1. He scored the Blues ' lone goal, beating Miikka Kiprusoff off of a deflection and had three shots on goal in 9 : 42 minutes of ice time. Eller appeared in five NHL games before returning to Peoria, finishing the season with seven games for the Blues. With the Rivermen, Eller was named AHL Rookie of the Month for March 2010 and was also selected for the 2009 -- 10 AHL All - Rookie Team. Montreal Canadiens On 17 June 2010, Eller was traded by the Blues to the Montreal Canadiens, along with Ian Schultz, in exchange for goaltender Jaroslav Halák. On 24 November 2010, Eller scored his first goal with the Canadiens, wristing one past Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Bernier. On 4 January 2012, Eller scored 4 goals and an assist in a 7 -- 3 victory against the Winnipeg Jets, his first career hat trick. He was the first Montreal Canadien to score 4 goals in one game since Jan Bulis in 2006. During the 2012 -- 13 NHL lockout, Eller signed a temporary contract with Finnish top - flight club, JYP Jyväskylä. He recorded 5 goals and 10 assists in 15 games. Eller with the Montréal Canadiens in January 2015 On 2 May 2013, an open ice check from Ottawa Senators ' defenseman Eric Gryba knocked Eller unconscious during a playoff game at Centre Bell. He was later diagnosed with a concussion, along with dental and facial fractures. On 24 July 2014, Eller signed a four - year, $13 million contract extension with the Canadiens. Washington Capitals After six seasons, Eller 's tenure with the Canadiens came to an end at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, as he was traded to the Washington Capitals in exchange for two second - round picks in 2017 and 2018 on 24 June 2016. On 10 February 2018, Eller signed a five - year, $17.5 million contract extension with the Capitals. On 7 June 2018 Eller won his first Stanley Cup when the Capitals defeated the first - year Vegas Golden Knights in five games. Eller scored the Cup - clinching goal, and finished the playoffs with seven goals and 18 points in 24 games. He became the first NHL player born in Denmark to win a Stanley Cup. Personal life Lars Eller grew up in Rødovre, Denmark. His father, Olaf Eller, is a former Danish international ice hockey player and former coach of several teams in the Superisligaen, as well as Troja / Ljungby in Sweden. Olaf Eller is also a color commentator for Danish TV 2 Sport for the IIHF World Championships and occasionally for games in the AL - Bank Ligaen. He is also head coach of Esbjerg IK. His younger brother Mads ( born 25 June 1995 ) played one season for the Adirondack Thunder of the ECHL, and had also played junior hockey for Frölunda HC and represented Denmark at the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Their half brother Michael Smidt has also represented the Danish national team and played all his career in Denmark - including 17 seasons for the Rødovre Mighty Bulls where he also was captain for six seasons before he retired in 2014. Eller and his wife, Julie, have one daughter. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP Pts PIM GP Pts PIM 2004 -- 05 Rødovre U19 28 21 26 47 20 -- -- -- -- -- 2004 -- 05 Rødovre SIK DEN - 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- 2005 -- 06 Frölunda J20 36 7 7 14 6 0 0 0 0 2006 -- 07 Frölunda J20 39 18 37 55 58 8 5 24 2007 -- 08 Frölunda J20 9 8 10 7 5 6 11 14 2007 -- 08 Borås Allsv 19 6 8 8 -- -- -- -- -- 2007 -- 08 Frölunda SEL 14 0 7 0 2008 -- 09 Frölunda SEL 48 12 17 29 28 10 12 2009 -- 10 Peoria Rivermen AHL 70 18 39 57 84 -- -- -- -- -- 2009 -- 10 St. Louis Blues NHL 7 0 -- -- -- -- -- 2010 -- 11 Montreal Canadiens NHL 77 7 10 17 48 7 0 2011 -- 12 Montreal Canadiens NHL 79 16 12 28 66 -- -- -- -- -- 2012 -- 13 JYP SM - l 15 5 10 15 18 -- -- -- -- -- 2012 -- 13 Montreal Canadiens NHL 46 8 22 30 45 0 0 0 0 2013 -- 14 Montreal Canadiens NHL 77 12 14 26 68 17 5 8 13 18 2014 -- 15 Montreal Canadiens NHL 77 15 12 27 42 12 2015 -- 16 Montreal Canadiens NHL 79 13 13 26 28 -- -- -- -- -- 2016 -- 17 Washington Capitals NHL 81 12 13 25 36 13 0 5 5 10 2017 -- 18 Washington Capitals NHL 81 18 20 38 38 24 7 11 18 18 NHL totals 604 103 116 219 375 74 13 28 41 54 Eller representing Denmark Medal record Representing Denmark Ice hockey IIHF World U18 Championship 2006 Latvia Division I Group B 2007 Poland Division I Group B World Junior Ice Hockey Championships 2007 Sweden Division I Group A 2009 Canada Division I Group B International Year Team Event GP Pts PIM 2006 Denmark WJC18 - D1 5 5 5 10 8 2007 Denmark WJC - D1 5 5 7 16 2007 Denmark WJC18 - D1 5 7 10 6 2008 Denmark WJC 6 6 37 2008 Denmark WC 6 0 0 2009 Denmark WJC - D1 5 6 20 Denmark WC 7 5 8 2012 Denmark WC 7 5 14 2016 Denmark WC 8 5 6 12 Junior totals 26 16 23 39 87 Senior totals 28 6 12 18 34 Awards and honours Honours Year Stanley Cup Champion 2018 References ^ Jump up to : `` Facts and Figures : Capitals end historic Stanley Cup drought ''. NHL.com. June 8, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018. Jump up ^ @ NHLJensen ( 7 June 2018 ). `` Lars Eller scores tie - breaking, series - clinching goal in Game 5 to become 1st # Denmark native to win # StanleyCup. Played integral role in this title, especially when Kuznetsov & Backstrom were injured. More proof that the fastest sport in the world continues to grow ! 🇩 🇰 🏆 '' ( Tweet ) -- via Twitter. ^ Jump up to : `` Eller, Canadiens agree to terms on four - year contract ''. NHL.com. 2014 - 07 - 24. Archived from the original on 23 November 2014. Retrieved 2014 - 11 - 22. Jump up ^ Meltzer, Bill ( 2007 - 12 - 25 ). `` Upstart Denmark determined to build on foundation ''. NHL.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2014. Retrieved 2014 - 11 - 22. Jump up ^ Bill Meltzer ( 2007 - 06 - 25 ). `` Eller aims to reward Blues ' faith ''. National Hockey League. Retrieved 2010 - 02 - 03. Jump up ^ `` Eller grabs top rookie honor for march ''. American Hockey League. 2010 - 04 - 01. Retrieved 2010 - 04 - 01. Jump up ^ `` 2009 - 10 All - Rookie Team announced ''. American Hockey League. 2010 - 04 - 07. Retrieved 2010 - 04 - 07. Jump up ^ `` Canadiens deal goaltender Halak to Blues ''. TSN. June 2010. Retrieved 2010 - 06 - 17. Jump up ^ `` Habs trade Halak to Blues for two prospects ''. sportsnet.ca. Montreal. 17 June 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2018. Jump up ^ `` Price, Eller lead the way in Canadiens ' win over Kings ''. The Sports Network. 2010 - 11 - 24. Retrieved 2010 - 11 - 24. Jump up ^ Hickey, Pat ( 4 January 2012 ). `` Canadiens ' Lars Eller scores four goals in win over Jets ''. Montreal : The National Post. Retrieved 11 February 2018. Jump up ^ @ ellerofficial ( 29 October 2012 ). `` JYP Jyväskylä it is. Looking forward to get going again ! '' ( Tweet ) -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ The Canadian Press ( 2013 - 05 - 02 ). `` Habs ' Lars Eller injury overshadows Senators ' win ''. CBC Sports. Jump up ^ `` Capitals acquire Eller from Montreal ''. Washington Capitals. 2016 - 06 - 24. Retrieved 2016 - 06 - 24. Jump up ^ Vogel, Mike ( 10 February 2018 ). `` Caps and Eller Agree on Five - Year Extension ''. NHL.com. Retrieved 11 February 2018. Jump up ^ `` Eller buries puck into open net ''. NHL.com. Retrieved 2018 - 06 - 08. Jump up ^ Merk, Martin ( 2 November 2010 ). `` Danish help for Iceland ''. IIHF. Archived from the original on 16 November 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2010. Jump up ^ `` Mads Eller profile ''. EuroHockey.com. Retrieved 12 May 2014. Jump up ^ `` Eliteprospects.com - Michael Smidt ''. Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2 April 2015. Jump up ^ Henriksen, Christian ( 6 July 2016 ). `` Lars Eller glæder sig til en ny hverdag i Washington ''. faceoff.dk. Retrieved 24 September 2016. External links Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database Awards and achievements Preceded by Patrik Berglund St. Louis Blues first round draft pick 2007 Succeeded by Ian Cole Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lars_Eller&oldid=846973398 '' Categories : 1989 births Living people Borås HC players Danish expatriates in Sweden Danish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Danish ice hockey players Expatriate sportspeople in Finland Frölunda HC players JYP Jyväskylä players Montreal Canadiens players National Hockey League first round draft picks People from Rødovre Peoria Rivermen ( AHL ) players Rødovre Mighty Bulls players St. Louis Blues draft picks St. Louis Blues players Washington Capitals players Stanley Cup champions Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from February 2018 Use dmy dates from August 2016 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Dansk Deutsch Français Latviešu Polski Português Русский Suomi Svenska Українська 4 more Edit links This page was last edited on 22 June 2018, at 01 : 50 ( UTC ). 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Question: who did montreal canadiens get for lars eller
Answer: two second-round picks in 2017 and 2018