One shield. Thirty-two clubs. No truce.
The Shield
One club carries it. Every game it plays is a siege. Break the holder, and the Shield is yours.
Holding the wall
Wrenched it from the Devils on Oct 28. 1 attacker beaten back this reign, 1 rivet hammered in this season.
The next siegeUnder siege right nowFinal
If the Blackhawks win, they rip the Shield away. If not, another rivet goes in.
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Turn the ShieldA slice for every club, scarred by every fight. Drag it round, or pick one.
A defense Every fifth, gold Beaten back by the holder Lost the Shield Next challenger
Your club
Pick yours: its odds, and the soonest the Shield could come to it.
The shield wall
Every club's own shield this season, crowned with its club's shape: painted once it has held the Shield, a rivet for every defense, an arrow for every time the holder threw it back, a gash for every time it lost the Shield. Pick one for its story.
The saga
9 reigns so far, every one ended by force but the last. Longest stand: the Stars, 3 attackers beaten back.
Each block is one reign, in order from opening night: as wide as the Shield games it lasted, with its club and the number of defenses it made. The outlined block holds the Shield now. Pick a block for the game its reign began with.
- Colorado Avalanche 1 defense Wrenched it from the Devils on Oct 28, 5-2. Still standing.
- New Jersey Devils 0 defenses Ripped it from the Stars on Oct 27, 5-1. Overrun by the Avalanche on Oct 28, 5-2.
- Dallas Stars 3 defenses Seized it from the Blackhawks on Oct 17, 4-0. Broken by the Devils on Oct 27, 5-1.
- Chicago Blackhawks 1 defense Tore it from the Penguins on Oct 13, 5-3. Lost it to the Stars on Oct 17, 4-0.
- Pittsburgh Penguins 0 defenses Cut it from the grip of the Stars on Oct 10, 2-1 SO. Fell to the Blackhawks on Oct 13, 5-3.
- Dallas Stars 1 defense Took it by force from the Sharks on Oct 5, 5-0. Stripped of it by the Penguins on Oct 10, 2-1 SO.
- San Jose Sharks 1 defense Wrenched it from the Panthers on Oct 1, 4-3 OT. Overrun by the Stars on Oct 5, 5-0.
- Florida Panthers 0 defenses Ripped it from the Hurricanes on Sep 29, 1-0 OT. Broken by the Sharks on Oct 1, 4-3 OT.
- Carolina Hurricanes 0 defenses Carried it into the season as Cup champions. Lost it to the Panthers on Sep 29, 1-0 OT.
What if?
Turn one Shield game the other way and the season replays from there, every other result just as it was.
The war road
Every arena the Shield has been carried into this season, in order. Faint lines are its oldest marches; crossed swords mark where it was taken by force.
Replay the war road Every Shield game of the season, one arena at a time.
The war for the season
Most defenses wins the season's Shield. Level? Longest reign, then captures, then whoever got there first.
| # | Team | Defenses | Longest reign | Captures | Reigns | Challenges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stars | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Sharks | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Blackhawks | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Avalanche | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Panthers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Devils | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Penguins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Hurricanes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Still outside the wall: Blue Jackets, Blues, Bruins, Canadiens, Canucks, Capitals, Ducks, Flames, Flyers, Golden Knights, Islanders, Jets, Kings, Kraken, Lightning, Mammoth, Maple Leafs, Oilers, Predators, Rangers, Red Wings, Sabres, Senators, Wild.
The odds of war
The rest of the season, fought 10,000 times over: every game won on a draw from the clubs' ratings, home ice included. Odds, not prophecy. How they're worked out.
Shieldbearers
Every Shield game names a Shieldbearer: the warrior on the winning side who did most to hold the wall or break it. How they're picked.
The warriors
Every goal, assist and win in net in a Shield game this season, for the wall or against it.
Goals
Points
| # | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikko RantanenStars | 126G 6A |
| 2 | Jason RobertsonStars | 125G 7A |
| 3 | Roope HintzStars | 94G 5A |
| 4 | Wyatt JohnstonStars | 72G 5A |
| 5 | Macklin CelebriniSharks | 50G 5A |
| 6 | Tyler SeguinStars | 42G 2A |
| 7 | Neal PionkJets | 41G 3A |
| 8 | Miro HeiskanenStars | 41G 3A |
Wins in net
| # | Player | Wins in net |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake OettingerStars | 63 shutouts |
| 2 | Mackenzie BlackwoodAvalanche | 2 |
| 3 | Spencer KnightBlackhawks | 2 |
| 4 | Yaroslav AskarovSharks | 2 |
| 5 | Jacob MarkstromPanthers | 11 shutout |
| 6 | Arturs SilovsPenguins | 1 |
| 7 | Connor HellebuyckDevils | 1 |
The law of the Shield
- One holder. One club carries the Shield at a time. The reigning Stanley Cup champions carry it into opening night.
- Every game is a siege. Whenever the holder plays, the Shield is on the line. Any opponent, any arena.
- Win, and the wall holds. A win in regulation, overtime or a shootout is a defense, and a rivet hammered into the Shield.
- Lose, and it's gone. Beat the holder and the Shield is yours on the spot. Now everyone is coming for you.
The full law: no extra games, no bracket, the NHL standings untouched.