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

New Jersey Devils

Untested this season, 6th in the war.

The odds: 66% to take the Shield before the season ends, 2% to finish Shield champions. The odds of war

Soonest the Shield could reach them: Devils at Jets, , if the Jets have taken it by then. They don't face the Avalanche again this season.

11Defenses, all seasons
1Season Shield
6Captures
9Longest reign, 2022-23

2026-27

0 defenses over 1 reign, 6th of 32.

  • Reign 8: ripped it from the Stars on Oct 27, untested, overrun by the Avalanche on Oct 28.

Top Shield scorers: Connor Brown (2 goals, 0 assists), Nico Hischier (2 goals, 0 assists), Jack Hughes (1 goal, 1 assist).

Shieldbearers: Nico Hischier.

Every Shield game (2)

2025-26

2 defenses over 1 reign, 11th of 32.

  • Reign 25: seized it from the Kings on Mar 14, 2 attackers beaten back, fell to the Capitals on Mar 20.

Top Shield scorers: Jack Hughes (2 goals, 6 assists), Nico Hischier (3 goals, 3 assists), Connor Brown (2 goals, 4 assists).

Shieldbearers: Nico Hischier, Paul Cotter, Jack Hughes.

Every Shield game (4)

2024-25

0 defenses over 1 reign, 21st of 32.

  • Reign 44: ripped it from the Bruins on Apr 15, untested, stripped of it by the Red Wings on Apr 16.

Top Shield scorers: Timo Meier (1 goal, 4 assists), Dawson Mercer (2 goals, 2 assists), Stefan Noesen (3 goals, 0 assists).

Shieldbearers: Timo Meier.

Every Shield game (4)

2023-24

0 defenses over 2 reigns, 16th of 32.

  • Reign 6: tore it from the Penguins on Nov 16, untested, lost it to the Rangers on Nov 18.
  • Reign 18: tore it from the Panthers on Jan 13, untested, overrun by the Bruins on Jan 15.

Top Shield scorers: Jesper Bratt (3 goals, 2 assists), Erik Haula (2 goals, 2 assists), Alexander Holtz (2 goals, 1 assist).

Shieldbearers: Jesper Bratt (2).

Every Shield game (5)

2022-23

9 defenses over 1 reign, 1st of 32: Shield champions.

  • Reign 6: tore it from the Canucks on Nov 1, 9 attackers beaten back, lost it to the Maple Leafs on Nov 23.

Top Shield scorers: Nico Hischier (5 goals, 8 assists), Jack Hughes (4 goals, 9 assists), Jesper Bratt (4 goals, 5 assists).

Shieldbearers: Nico Hischier (3), Dawson Mercer, Miles Wood, Fabian Zetterlund, Jesper Boqvist, Jack Hughes, Yegor Sharangovich, Nathan Bastian.

Every Shield game (11)