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 York Islanders

Yet to lay a hand on the Shield this season.

The odds: 66% to take the Shield before the season ends, 1% to finish Shield champions. The odds of war

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

3Defenses, all seasons
0Season Shields
4Captures
2Longest reign, 2025-26

2026-27

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

Top Shield scorers: Bo Horvat (0 goals, 2 assists), Brayden Schenn (1 goal, 0 assists), Kyle Palmieri (1 goal, 0 assists).

Every Shield game (1)

2025-26

3 defenses over 3 reigns, 6th of 32.

  • Reign 9: wrenched it from the Stars on Nov 18, 1 attacker beaten back, stripped of it by the Blues on Nov 22.
  • Reign 13: seized it from the Lightning on Dec 2, 2 attackers beaten back, overrun by the Panthers on Dec 7.
  • Reign 23: cut it from the grip of the Blues on Mar 10, untested, overrun by the Kings on Mar 13.

Top Shield scorers: Mathew Barzal (4 goals, 5 assists), Bo Horvat (5 goals, 3 assists), Calum Ritchie (4 goals, 3 assists).

Shieldbearers: Mathew Barzal (2), Kyle Palmieri, Max Shabanov, Anthony Duclair, Ilya Sorokin.

Every Shield game (9)

2024-25

0 defenses over 1 reign, 23rd of 32.

  • Reign 37: seized it from the Canadiens on Mar 20, untested, broken by the Flames on Mar 22.

Top Shield scorers: Bo Horvat (3 goals, 2 assists), Noah Dobson (0 goals, 5 assists), Simon Holmstrom (3 goals, 1 assist).

Shieldbearers: Bo Horvat.

Every Shield game (4)

2023-24

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

Top Shield scorers: Brock Nelson (1 goal, 1 assist), Alexander Romanov (1 goal, 0 assists), Pierre Engvall (1 goal, 0 assists).

Every Shield game (1)

2022-23

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

Top Shield scorers: Zach Parise (1 goal, 0 assists), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (0 goals, 1 assist), Sebastian Aho (0 goals, 1 assist).

Every Shield game (1)