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

Tampa Bay Lightning

Yet to lay a hand on the Shield this season.

The odds: 73% to take the Shield before the season ends, 4% to finish Shield champions. The odds of war

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

13Defenses, all seasons
0Season Shields
11Captures
5Longest reign, 2025-26

2026-27

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

2025-26

5 defenses over 2 reigns, 2nd of 32.

  • Reign 12: tore it from the Rangers on Nov 29, untested, broken by the Islanders on Dec 2.
  • Reign 19: seized it from the Mammoth on Jan 26, 5 attackers beaten back, stripped of it by the Hurricanes on Feb 26.

Top Shield scorers: Nikita Kucherov (5 goals, 15 assists), Darren Raddysh (4 goals, 9 assists), Jake Guentzel (3 goals, 7 assists).

Shieldbearers: Nikita Kucherov (3), Brandon Hagel, Andrei Vasilevskiy, Darren Raddysh, Zemgus Girgensons.

Every Shield game (10)

2024-25

3 defenses over 4 reigns, 4th of 32.

  • Reign 15: wrenched it from the Avalanche on Nov 25, untested, fell to the Capitals on Nov 27.
  • Reign 18: tore it from the Sharks on Dec 5, 1 attacker beaten back, overrun by the Oilers on Dec 10.
  • Reign 21: wrenched it from the Panthers on Dec 23, 1 attacker beaten back, lost it to the Canadiens on Dec 29.
  • Reign 33: wrenched it from the Blue Jackets on Mar 4, 1 attacker beaten back, overrun by the Bruins on Mar 8.

Top Shield scorers: Brayden Point (8 goals, 13 assists), Nikita Kucherov (6 goals, 14 assists), Jake Guentzel (12 goals, 5 assists).

Shieldbearers: Brayden Point (3), Jake Guentzel (2), Brandon Hagel, Jonas Johansson.

Every Shield game (13)

2023-24

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

Top Shield scorers: Brayden Point (1 goal, 0 assists), Brandon Hagel (0 goals, 1 assist), Nikita Kucherov (0 goals, 1 assist).

Every Shield game (1)

2022-23

5 defenses over 5 reigns, 3rd of 32.

  • Reign 8: ripped it from the Maple Leafs on Dec 3, untested, overrun by the Red Wings on Dec 6.
  • Reign 11: cut it from the grip of the Panthers on Dec 10, 3 attackers beaten back, lost it to the Maple Leafs on Dec 20.
  • Reign 14: ripped it from the Coyotes on Dec 31, 1 attacker beaten back, stripped of it by the Wild on Jan 4.
  • Reign 19: seized it from the Bruins on Jan 26, 1 attacker beaten back, stripped of it by the Panthers on Feb 6.
  • Reign 22: took it by force from the Avalanche on Feb 14, untested, broken by the Coyotes on Feb 15.

Top Shield scorers: Nikita Kucherov (4 goals, 16 assists), Brayden Point (8 goals, 8 assists), Victor Hedman (2 goals, 12 assists).

Shieldbearers: Brandon Hagel (2), Alex Killorn (2), Brayden Point (2), Nikita Kucherov (2), Victor Hedman, Nick Perbix.

Every Shield game (15)