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

Vancouver Canucks

Yet to lay a hand on the Shield this season.

The odds: 51% to take the Shield before the season ends, <1% to finish Shield champions. The odds of war

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

6Defenses, all seasons
0Season Shields
7Captures
2Longest reign, 2023-24

2026-27

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

2025-26

Never held it. 1 attack on the holder, thrown back.

Every Shield game (1)

2024-25

2 defenses over 1 reign, 7th of 32.

  • Reign 28: took it by force from the Capitals on Jan 25, 2 attackers beaten back, overrun by the Stars on Jan 31.

Top Shield scorers: Quinn Hughes (3 goals, 5 assists), Pius Suter (2 goals, 2 assists), Tyler Myers (1 goal, 3 assists).

Shieldbearers: Quinn Hughes, Conor Garland, Linus Karlsson.

Every Shield game (5)

2023-24

2 defenses over 4 reigns, 8th of 32.

  • Reign 13: seized it from the Predators on Dec 19, untested, overrun by the Stars on Dec 21.
  • Reign 21: wrenched it from the Hurricanes on Feb 6, untested, lost it to the Bruins on Feb 8.
  • Reign 24: tore it from the Capitals on Feb 11, 2 attackers beaten back, stripped of it by the Jets on Feb 17.
  • Reign 29: cut it from the grip of the Jets on Mar 9, untested, stripped of it by the Avalanche on Mar 13.

Top Shield scorers: Elias Pettersson (2 goals, 7 assists), Quinn Hughes (0 goals, 9 assists), Conor Garland (4 goals, 4 assists).

Shieldbearers: Elias Lindholm (2), J.T. Miller (2), Nils Hoglander, Dakota Joshua.

Every Shield game (10)

2022-23

2 defenses over 2 reigns, 9th of 32.

  • Reign 5: cut it from the grip of the Kraken on Oct 27, 1 attacker beaten back, fell to the Devils on Nov 1.
  • Reign 39: wrenched it from the Blackhawks on Apr 6, 1 attacker beaten back, stripped of it by the Kings on Apr 10.

Top Shield scorers: Andrei Kuzmenko (3 goals, 3 assists), Conor Garland (3 goals, 3 assists), Elias Pettersson (3 goals, 3 assists).

Shieldbearers: Thatcher Demko (2), Conor Garland, Bo Horvat.

Every Shield game (8)