PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - The Penguins announced on Tuesday night that they have acquired two draft picks in exchange for forward Lars Eller. In exchange for Eller, the Washington Capitals sent a 2027 third-round pick and a 2025 fifth-round pick back to Pittsburgh.

Eller handled the situation professionally up to and through the Penguins’ low point in his tenure, an embarrassing blowout home loss to the Dallas Stars earlier this week. GMs

The Pittsburgh Penguins sent Lars Eller to the Washington Capitals on Tuesday. But what else could be in store?

The Penguins broke the ice by trading Lars Eller to the Capitals. With their season trending in the wrong direction, more moves are sure to come.

After a 7-1 blowout loss to the Dallas Stars on Monday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins made the first of what could be season-changing moves on Tuesday afternoon by trading Lars Eller to the Washington Capitals.

With a need for youth in the system and for an urgent NHL course correction simultaneously, Pittsburgh will be a team to watch in the trade market

The Pittsburgh Penguins didn’t get the shakeup trade they may have needed Tuesday, but general manager Kyle Dubas did work the phones and shipped Lars Eller back to his hockey home, the Washington Capitals.

Caps send pair of picks to Pens in exchange for veteran center