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

Montréal Canadiens

Yet to lay a hand on the Shield this season.

The odds: 69% to take the Shield before the season ends, 3% to finish Shield champions. The odds of war

Soonest the Shield could reach them: Wild at Canadiens, , if the Wild have taken it by then. Next chance at the Avalanche themselves: Avalanche at Canadiens, .

3Defenses, all seasons
0Season Shields
5Captures
1Longest reign, 2023-24

2026-27

Never held it, never even got a swing at it.

2025-26

1 defense over 1 reign, 15th of 32.

  • Reign 5: cut it from the grip of the Kraken on Oct 28, 1 attacker beaten back, fell to the Flyers on Nov 4.

Top Shield scorers: Cole Caufield (3 goals, 3 assists), Nick Suzuki (1 goal, 5 assists), Lane Hutson (0 goals, 4 assists).

Shieldbearers: Cole Caufield, Alex Newhook.

Every Shield game (4)

2024-25

1 defense over 3 reigns, 12th of 32.

  • Reign 3: wrenched it from the Senators on Oct 12, untested, overrun by the Penguins on Oct 14.
  • Reign 22: took it by force from the Lightning on Dec 29, 1 attacker beaten back, broken by the Blackhawks on Jan 3.
  • Reign 36: tore it from the Senators on Mar 18, untested, lost it to the Islanders on Mar 20.

Top Shield scorers: Nick Suzuki (1 goal, 7 assists), Emil Heineman (4 goals, 2 assists), Christian Dvorak (2 goals, 4 assists).

Shieldbearers: Cole Caufield, Jake Evans, Kirby Dach, Christian Dvorak.

Every Shield game (8)

2023-24

1 defense over 1 reign, 15th of 32.

  • Reign 31: seized it from the Avalanche on Mar 26, 1 attacker beaten back, lost it to the Hurricanes on Mar 30.

Top Shield scorers: Joel Armia (3 goals, 1 assist), Nick Suzuki (2 goals, 2 assists), Mike Matheson (1 goal, 3 assists).

Shieldbearers: Joel Armia, Mike Matheson.

Every Shield game (4)

2022-23

Never held it. 3 attacks on the holder, all thrown back.

Top Shield scorers: Kirby Dach (2 goals, 0 assists), Evgenii Dadonov (1 goal, 1 assist), Nick Suzuki (1 goal, 0 assists).

Every Shield game (3)