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• Penguins' Lars Eller: Snaps point drought

  2D ago • By RotoWire

  Eller contributed an assist, one shot, one block and three hits in Saturday's 3-1 win over Montreal. Eller won a puck battle against two Canadiens along the boards and threw the puck into the neutral zone to Blake Lizotte, who scored into an empty net to seal Pittsburgh's second straight win. The helper snapped a five-game point drought for Eller, who has four goals and three assists in 13 outings.

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• Penguins' Lars Eller: Garners helper in win

  2D ago • By RotoWire

  Eller logged an assist and three hits in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Canadiens. Eller snapped a five-game point drought when he set up Blake Lizotte's empty-net tally. The 35-year-old Eller had a four-game point streak before his slump, so his offense could be a bit streaky. Since Evgeni Malkin moved to Sidney Crosby's line, Eller has received a boost in ice time as the second-line center. Eller has seven points, 26 shots on net, 16 hits, eight PIM and a minus-1 rating over 13 appearances this season.

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• Penguins' Lars Eller: Two markers in loss

  15D ago • By RotoWire

  Eller scored two goals on six shots in Sunday's 6-3 defeat against Winnipeg. Eller buried a rebound in the second period before scoring a beauty in the third -- he won a puck battle along the boards and popped out to snipe one over Eric Comrie's shoulder. After being blanked in his first three outings, Eller is riding a four-game point streak, consisting of four goals and two assists. The left-shot center will look to keep rolling in a road matchup against Calgary on Tuesday.

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• Penguins' Lars Eller: Adds assist Friday

  17D ago • By RotoWire

  Eller notched an assist and two hits in Friday's 4-1 loss to the Hurricanes. Eller has found a groove, earning all four of his points this season over the last three games. The 35-year-old continues to fill his familiar third-line center spot, and he's played well lately on a line with Drew O'Connor and Jesse Puljujarvi. Over six appearances, Eller has 12 shots on net, eight hits, four PIM and a plus-1 rating while also seeing time on the second power-play unit.

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• Penguins' Lars Eller: Paces Pittsburgh in win

  21D ago • By RotoWire

  Eller scored two goals on three shots and added two PIM in Monday's 6-3 win over Montreal. Eller put Pittsburgh on the board first with a laser that beat Sam Montembeault glove side. The former Canadien then tallied the game-tying goal, going end-to-end and again beating the goalie to the glove side late in the second period. These were the first two goals of the season for Eller, who has been in his familiar third-line role to begin 2024-25.

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