The Shield
THE SHIELD · MMXXVI · MMXXVII THE SHIELD · MMXXVI · MMXXVII ANABOSBUFCGYCARCHICOLCBJDALDETEDMFLALAKMINMTLNSHNJDNYINYROTTPHIPITSJSSEASTLTBLTORUTAVANVGKWSHWPG Anaheim Ducks: Never held itBoston Bruins: Never held it, beaten back onceBuffalo Sabres: Never held it, beaten back onceCalgary Flames: Never held it, beaten back onceCarolina Hurricanes: 0 defensesChicago Blackhawks: 1 defense; next to challenge, Nov 2Colorado Avalanche: 1 defense, holds it nowColumbus Blue Jackets: Never held itDallas Stars: 4 defensesDetroit Red Wings: Never held itEdmonton Oilers: Never held itFlorida Panthers: 0 defensesLos Angeles Kings: Never held it, beaten back onceMinnesota Wild: Never held itMontréal Canadiens: Never held itNashville Predators: Never held itNew Jersey Devils: 0 defensesNew York Islanders: Never held it, beaten back onceNew York Rangers: Never held itOttawa Senators: Never held itPhiladelphia Flyers: Never held itPittsburgh Penguins: 0 defensesSan Jose Sharks: 1 defenseSeattle Kraken: Never held itSt. Louis Blues: Never held itTampa Bay Lightning: Never held itToronto Maple Leafs: Never held itUtah Mammoth: Never held itVancouver Canucks: Never held itVegas Golden Knights: Never held itWashington Capitals: Never held itWinnipeg Jets: Never held it, beaten back 2 times Defense 1: Blackhawks 4, Jets 3 (OT), Oct 15Defense 1: Avalanche 5, Flames 2, Oct 31Next defense: Avalanche at BlackhawksDefense 1: Stars 4, Sabres 0, Oct 8Defense 2: Stars 3, Bruins 2 (OT), Oct 20Defense 3: Stars 3, Jets 2 (OT), Oct 22Defense 4: Stars 6, Islanders 3, Oct 25Defense 1: Sharks 5, Kings 4 (OT), Oct 3 Next challenger: Avalanche at Blackhawks, Nov 2
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The Shield · 2026-27

Colorado Avalanche

1 defense this season, 4th in the war.

The odds: 4% to still hold the Shield on Dec 2, 18% to finish Shield champions. The odds of war

They carry the Shield, and everyone is coming. Next siege: Avalanche at Blackhawks, .

23Defenses, all seasons
1Season Shield
11Captures
9Longest reign, 2025-26

2026-27

1 defense over 1 reign, 4th of 32.

  • Reign 9: wrenched it from the Devils on Oct 28, 1 attacker beaten back, still standing.

Top Shield scorers: Cale Makar (0 goals, 4 assists), Artturi Lehkonen (2 goals, 1 assist), Nathan MacKinnon (2 goals, 1 assist).

Shieldbearers: Parker Kelly, Artturi Lehkonen.

Every Shield game (2)

2025-26

12 defenses over 4 reigns, 1st of 32: Shield champions.

  • Reign 15: wrenched it from the Panthers on Dec 11, 9 attackers beaten back, fell to the Panthers on Jan 4.
  • Reign 27: wrenched it from the Capitals on Mar 22, 2 attackers beaten back, broken by the Jets on Mar 28.
  • Reign 30: tore it from the Stars on Apr 4, untested, fell to the Blues on Apr 5.
  • Reign 32: ripped it from the Blues on Apr 7, 1 attacker beaten back, broken by the Golden Knights on Apr 11.

Top Shield scorers: Nathan MacKinnon (16 goals, 18 assists), Martin Necas (12 goals, 16 assists), Brock Nelson (10 goals, 11 assists).

Shieldbearers: Nathan MacKinnon (6), Martin Necas (3), Brock Nelson (2), Gavin Brindley, Victor Olofsson, Parker Kelly, Scott Wedgewood, Valeri Nichushkin.

Every Shield game (22)

2024-25

2 defenses over 2 reigns, 11th of 32.

  • Reign 12: tore it from the Predators on Nov 11, 1 attacker beaten back, broken by the Capitals on Nov 15.
  • Reign 14: ripped it from the Capitals on Nov 21, 1 attacker beaten back, stripped of it by the Lightning on Nov 25.

Top Shield scorers: Mikko Rantanen (6 goals, 4 assists), Samuel Girard (2 goals, 3 assists), Nathan MacKinnon (0 goals, 5 assists).

Shieldbearers: Mikko Rantanen (2), Samuel Girard, Miles Wood.

Every Shield game (6)

2023-24

7 defenses over 2 reigns, 2nd of 32.

  • Reign 16: took it by force from the Blues on Dec 29, 3 attackers beaten back, lost it to the Panthers on Jan 6.
  • Reign 30: tore it from the Canucks on Mar 13, 4 attackers beaten back, fell to the Canadiens on Mar 26.

Top Shield scorers: Nathan MacKinnon (10 goals, 12 assists), Mikko Rantanen (8 goals, 9 assists), Cale Makar (3 goals, 13 assists).

Shieldbearers: Nathan MacKinnon (2), Valeri Nichushkin (2), Mikko Rantanen (2), Devon Toews, Artturi Lehkonen, Jonathan Drouin.

Every Shield game (14)

2022-23

1 defense over 3 reigns, 10th of 32.

  • Reign 1: carried it in as Cup champions, 1 attacker beaten back, lost it to the Flames on Oct 13.
  • Reign 21: wrenched it from the Panthers on Feb 11, untested, lost it to the Lightning on Feb 14.
  • Reign 30: tore it from the Sharks on Mar 7, untested, fell to the Kings on Mar 9.

Top Shield scorers: Nathan MacKinnon (6 goals, 6 assists), Mikko Rantanen (1 goal, 8 assists), Valeri Nichushkin (4 goals, 4 assists).

Shieldbearers: Artturi Lehkonen, Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar.

Every Shield game (6)