Ellis’ offseason knee surgery sidelined him for the 2017 portion of this season, limiting him to 44 games over the course of the regular season.
Once again, Ellis spent a majority of his time with his typical Horsemen lefty linemate Roman Josi this season. He also spent significant minutes with the other left-handed defensman Mattias Ekholm for games where Peter Laviolette felt like throwing the normal lines into the blender.
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In 44 games, Ellis totaled 32 points, including 9 goals and 23 assists.