The Capitals traded veteran forward Lars Eller to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for a 2025 second-round pick on Wednesday.
Eller, 33, had been with the Capitals since 2016 and played a pivotal role in their Stanley Cup championship run in 2018.
The Capitals will retain 31 percent of Eller's remaining salary as part of the trade, the team announced. He will be a free agent after the 2022-23 season.
Eller recorded 16 points (7 goals, 9 assists) in 60 games with the Capitals this season and, in 930 career games with Washington, Montreal and St. Louis, has recorded 364 total points (160 goals, 204 assists).
The Capitals now own 22 total draft picks in the next three drafts, including five picks in the 2023 NHL Draft, eight picks in 2024 and nine picks in 2025.
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