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

Vegas Golden Knights

Yet to lay a hand on the Shield this season.

The odds: 65% to take the Shield before the season ends, 2% to finish Shield champions. The odds of war

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

9Defenses, all seasons
1Season Shield
2Captures
7Longest reign, 2023-24

2026-27

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

2025-26

2 defenses over 1 reign, 12th of 32.

  • Reign 33: wrenched it from the Avalanche on Apr 11, 2 attackers beaten back, still standing at the last horn.

Top Shield scorers: Jack Eichel (2 goals, 5 assists), Reilly Smith (3 goals, 2 assists), Ivan Barbashev (2 goals, 2 assists).

Shieldbearers: Jack Eichel (2), Reilly Smith.

Every Shield game (4)

2024-25

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

Top Shield scorers: Noah Hanifin (1 goal, 2 assists), Tomas Hertl (0 goals, 3 assists), Brett Howden (2 goals, 0 assists).

Every Shield game (3)

2023-24

7 defenses over 2 reigns, 1st of 32: Shield champions.

  • Reign 1: carried it in as Cup champions, 7 attackers beaten back, lost it to the Blackhawks on Oct 27.
  • Reign 9: wrenched it from the Stars on Nov 22, untested, stripped of it by the Coyotes on Nov 25.

Top Shield scorers: Jack Eichel (5 goals, 7 assists), Shea Theodore (3 goals, 7 assists), William Karlsson (3 goals, 6 assists).

Shieldbearers: Shea Theodore (2), Jonathan Marchessault, Nicolas Hague, Chandler Stephenson, Kaedan Korczak, Mark Stone, Jack Eichel.

Every Shield game (11)

2022-23

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

Top Shield scorers: Brett Howden (1 goal, 0 assists), William Carrier (1 goal, 0 assists), Brayden McNabb (0 goals, 1 assist).

Every Shield game (1)