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

Los Angeles Kings

Yet to lay a hand on the Shield this season.

The odds: 61% to take the Shield before the season ends, 1% to finish Shield champions. The odds of war

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

2Defenses, all seasons
0Season Shields
5Captures
1Longest reign, 2022-23

2026-27

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

Top Shield scorers: Adrian Kempe (1 goal, 1 assist), Artemi Panarin (1 goal, 1 assist), Quinton Byfield (1 goal, 1 assist).

Every Shield game (1)

2025-26

0 defenses over 1 reign, 18th of 32.

  • Reign 24: tore it from the Islanders on Mar 13, untested, stripped of it by the Devils on Mar 14.

Top Shield scorers: Artemi Panarin (1 goal, 3 assists), Anze Kopitar (3 goals, 0 assists), Adrian Kempe (1 goal, 2 assists).

Shieldbearers: Adrian Kempe.

Every Shield game (3)

2024-25

Never held it. 2 attacks on the holder, all thrown back.

Top Shield scorers: Adrian Kempe (3 goals, 0 assists), Anze Kopitar (0 goals, 2 assists), Trevor Moore (0 goals, 2 assists).

Every Shield game (2)

2023-24

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

Top Shield scorers: Kevin Fiala (2 goals, 2 assists), Anze Kopitar (0 goals, 3 assists), Adrian Kempe (1 goal, 1 assist).

Every Shield game (3)

2022-23

2 defenses over 4 reigns, 8th of 32.

  • Reign 24: tore it from the Coyotes on Feb 18, untested, stripped of it by the Wild on Feb 21.
  • Reign 31: seized it from the Avalanche on Mar 9, untested, lost it to the Predators on Mar 11.
  • Reign 36: tore it from the Jets on Mar 25, 1 attacker beaten back, lost it to the Flames on Mar 28.
  • Reign 40: took it by force from the Canucks on Apr 10, 1 attacker beaten back, still standing at the last horn.

Top Shield scorers: Adrian Kempe (7 goals, 4 assists), Anze Kopitar (3 goals, 6 assists), Viktor Arvidsson (4 goals, 4 assists).

Shieldbearers: Viktor Arvidsson (2), Adrian Kempe (2), Kevin Fiala, Arthur Kaliyev.

Every Shield game (10)