Washington sent a 2025 fifth-round pick and a 2027 third-round pick to the Penguins on Tuesday for Lars Eller, who spent seven seasons with the Capitals and helped the team win its first Stanley Cup in 2018.

Eller, a member of the Capitals’ Stanley Cup winners in 2018, returns after being traded to Colorado in March 2023.

The Washington Capitals have brought back a familiar face, acquiring forward Lars Eller from the Pittsburgh Penguins.