C · FLA · NHL id 8474189
Lars Eller has played 2 games for the Florida Panthers in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 1 assist (1 points) on 3 shots while averaging 13:16 a night (11:09 at even strength, 0:08 on the power play and 2:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 44% of his 5v5 minutes with Niko Mikkola and 44% with Garnet Hathaway over the last 2 games, and the Panthers have controlled 67% of shot attempts with Eller on the ice (0-0 in goals). In the Panthers' most recent game against SJS he was on L3 with Sam Reinhart and Brady Tkachuk and off the power play; moved up to L2 (from L3) in the last game.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs SJS, detected from shift data
- +2:25 TOI a game
- 30% of 5v5 TOI with Reinhart (was 0%)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 2 games, 13:16 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 1 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 2 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 6 attempts, 3 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at FLA: 6 attempts, 3 on goal, 0 goals, 0.23 expected goals; best chance Lars Eller at 0.12 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 68 GP · 15 points vs 15.4 expected
Last 20 games: +19. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 7.5%
- 102.4
- 46.9%
- G vs xG
- 5 / 6.5
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (6 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 1 PPP, 3 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played68
- Goals5443rd of 715
- Assists10464th of 715
- Points15477th of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points1111th of 715
- Shots on goal67459th of 715
- Hits50394th of 715
- Blocked shots33412th of 715
- Plus/minus+5194th of 715
- Penalty minutes12580th of 715
- Faceoffs won33291st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)47.3%512th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)47.4%500th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)49.4%354th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)49.4%352nd of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)51.0%310th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)49.8%344th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.15234th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60+0.03135th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.5210th of 719
- Faceoff win %54.0%53rd of 238
- Draw Equity /100+0.04352nd of 238
Usage
- Ice time per game11:27625th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:27414th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %43.4%522nd of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.15184th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1024114th of 719
- Goals above expected−1.4504th of 715
- Luck Meter−2401st of 828
- Ascension score5773rd of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.3360th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts75273rd of 715
- Hardest shot85.7479th of 715
- Offensive-zone time41.0%437th of 715
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 68 of 68 games through the sequence engine
- −0.030
- Season net
- −0.34xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 100 draws
- +0.042
- Season
- +0.26G
- 54.0%615 draws
Wins by zone: OZ 81-56 · NZ 110-93 · DZ 141-134
- Per 60
- 1.15
- Attempts
- 13
- 0.022
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to L3 from L4Apr 5, 2026 alerts →
- Played 7:22 more than his 5-game averageMar 5, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to L2 from L3Apr 30, 2023 alerts →
- Moved down to L4 from L3Jan 18, 2022 alerts →
- Moved up to L2 from L3Dec 6, 2021 alerts →
- Moved up to L2 from L3Apr 24, 2019 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2May 30, 2018 alerts →
- Moved up to L2 from L3May 7, 2018 alerts →
How his goals happened
30 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2026 vs BUF | Deflection | — | 2 | 58.2 | deflection | |
| Mar 24, 2026 @ DET | Cycle | — | 2* | 45.1 | — | |
| Mar 5, 2026 @ CGY | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 61.6 | one-timer | |
| Oct 30, 2025 vs CGY | Rebound | carry | 0 | 40.9 | 2-on-1, rebound | |
| Oct 15, 2025 @ BUF | Odd-man rush | loose | 1* | 71.2 | 3-on-2, one-timer | |
| Feb 6, 2025 @ PHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 55.5 | — | |
| Feb 4, 2025 vs FLA | Rush | loose | 0 | 40.6 | — | |
| Jan 10, 2025 vs MTL | Point shot | — | 0 | 19.2 | — | |
| Jan 4, 2025 vs NYR | Deflection | carry | 3* | 33.2 | 3-on-2, deflection | |
| Nov 25, 2024 @ FLA | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 27.0 | 2-on-0 | |
| Nov 25, 2024 @ FLA | Odd-man rush | carry | 1* | 37.6 | 3-on-2 | |
| Oct 20, 2024 @ WPG | Forecheck turnover | carry | 0 | 64.0 | — | |
| Oct 20, 2024 @ WPG | Rebound | — | 0 | 10.2 | rebound | |
| Oct 14, 2024 @ MTL | Rush | carry | 1 | 69.4 | — | |
| Oct 14, 2024 @ MTL | Rush | carry | 0 | 64.0 | — | |
| Apr 4, 2024 @ WSH | Rush | loose | 0 | 22.9 | — | |
| Mar 17, 2024 vs DET | Deflection | carry | 5* | 41.3 | 4-on-3, deflection | |
| Mar 16, 2024 vs NYR | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 45.1 | — | |
| Mar 2, 2024 @ CGY | Cycle | — | 4* | 7.8 | — | |
| Feb 27, 2024 @ VAN | Cycle | — | 2 | 65.6 | — | |
| Feb 20, 2024 vs NYI | Point shot | — | 4* | 51.9 | — | |
| Jan 27, 2024 vs MTL | Forecheck turnover | carry | 0 | 35.7 | 3-on-2 | |
| Jan 22, 2024 @ ARI | Odd-man rush | loose | 1 | 9.5 | 3-on-2 | |
| Jan 4, 2024 @ BOS | Cycle | — | 4* | 56.2 | one-timer | |
| Dec 31, 2023 vs NYI | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 24.3 | — | |
| Dec 31, 2023 vs NYI | Rebound | loose | 1* | 55.3 | 2-on-0, one-timer, rebound | |
| Dec 23, 2023 @ OTT | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 60.3 | — | |
| Nov 24, 2023 @ BUF | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 50.6 | — | |
| Nov 9, 2023 @ LAK | Rush | carry | 0 | 51.7 | — | |
| Oct 26, 2023 vs COL | Rush | carry | 0 | 29.8 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Eller
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Eller apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niko Mikkola | D | 2 | 9:53 | 44% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 66.7% 12:24 | 50.0% 25:51 |
| Garnet Hathaway | RW | 2 | 9:47 | 44% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 66.7% 12:30 | 25.0% 1:52 |
| Bokondji Imama | LW | 2 | 8:49 | 40% | 88.9% | — (0-0) | 57.1% 13:28 | 0.0% 2:30 |
| Radko Gudas | D | 2 | 8:00 | 36% | 80.0% | — (0-0) | 53.3% 14:17 | 56.0% 14:24 |
| Seth Jones | D | 2 | 7:04 | 32% | 85.7% | — (0-0) | 60.9% 15:13 | 57.1% 27:30 |
| Sam Reinhart | C | 1 | 6:34 | 29% | 54.5% | — (0-0) | 87.5% 6:15 | 46.7% 8:02 |
| Dmitry Kulikov | D | 2 | 6:31 | 29% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 66.7% 15:46 | 53.1% 18:55 |
| Brady Tkachuk | LW | 1 | 6:28 | 29% | 54.5% | — (0-0) | 87.5% 6:21 | 35.7% 6:08 |
| Sandis Vilmanis | LW | 2 | 5:37 | 25% | 55.6% | — (0-0) | 71.4% 16:40 | 50.0% 17:59 |
| Uvis Balinskis | D | 1 | 5:08 | 23% | 62.5% | — (0-0) | 72.7% 7:41 | 58.8% 7:44 |
| Eetu Luostarinen | C | 2 | 4:40 | 21% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 61.5% 17:37 | 58.8% 17:01 |
| Aaron Ekblad | D | 2 | 4:31 | 20% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 71.4% 17:46 | 50.0% 18:50 |
| Gustav Forsling | D | 1 | 3:36 | 16% | 42.9% | — (0-0) | 100.0% 5:52 | 60.0% 9:03 |
Game log
2 games in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | @ SJS | OTL 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 53% | 14:57 | 12:49 | 0:15 | 1:53 |
| Sep 29 | @ CAR | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22% | 11:34 | 9:28 | — | 2:06 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 2 | 26:31 | 13:16 | 24 | 14 | 63.2% | 61.5% | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 1.0 | 0.5 | 20% |
| Even strength | 2 | 22:17 | 11:09 | 20 | 10 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.2 | 0.3 | — |
| 5v5 | 2 | 22:17 | 11:09 | 20 | 10 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.2 | 0.3 | — |
| Power play | 1 | 0:15 | 0:15 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.8 | 0.0 | 100% |
| Penalty kill | 2 | 3:59 | 2:00 | 2 | 4 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0% |
| 4v5 | 2 | 3:59 | 2:00 | 2 | 4 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | FLA | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 13:16 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | OTT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 4 | 3 | 8:54 |
| 2025-26 | OTT | 68 | 5 | 10 | 15 | +5 | 12 | 67 | 7.5% | 50 | 33 | 11:27 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | WSH | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0.0% | 13 | 3 | 10:45 |
| 2024-25 | WSH, PIT | 80 | 10 | 12 | 22 | -5 | 36 | 104 | 9.6% | 57 | 35 | 13:17 |
| 2023-24 | PIT | 82 | 15 | 16 | 31 | -1 | 32 | 154 | 9.7% | 55 | 56 | 15:58 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | COL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9 | 0.0% | 12 | 1 | 14:04 |
| 2022-23 | COL, WSH | 84 | 10 | 13 | 23 | +3 | 46 | 140 | 7.1% | 93 | 42 | 14:48 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | WSH | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 0 | 15 | 6.7% | 23 | 3 | 15:48 |
| 2021-22 | WSH | 72 | 13 | 18 | 31 | -4 | 40 | 116 | 11.2% | 95 | 36 | 16:07 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | WSH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0% | 5 | 0 | 15:23 |
| 2020-21 | WSH | 44 | 8 | 15 | 23 | -1 | 21 | 69 | 11.6% | 36 | 16 | 16:21 |
| 2019-20 | WSH | 69 | 16 | 23 | 39 | +3 | 48 | 151 | 10.6% | 59 | 44 | 17:01 |
| 2018-19Playoffs | WSH | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 11 | 9.1% | 10 | 7 | 19:00 |
| 2018-19 | WSH | 81 | 13 | 23 | 36 | -1 | 37 | 163 | 8.0% | 69 | 47 | 16:32 |
| 2017-18Playoffs | WSH | 24 | 7 | 11 | 18 | +6 | 18 | 52 | 13.5% | 53 | 8 | 17:00 |
| 2017-18 | WSH | 81 | 18 | 20 | 38 | -6 | 38 | 161 | 11.2% | 71 | 69 | 15:18 |
Lars Eller news
- Lars Eller a Welcome Veteran Add for the Florida PanthersFlorida Hockey Now
- Training Camp: Lars EllerNHL.com
- Lars Eller Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- Lars Eller HomeNHL.com
- Lars Eller Statsnhl.com
- 2026-27 Florida Panthers Season PreviewNHLRumors.com
- 10 Former Senators On New Teams in 2026-27The Hockey Writers
- Video - How Lars Eller Will Help The Florida Panthers In The 2026-27 NHL SeasonThe Hockey News
Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.
On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.