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The Shield · 2026-27
Florida Panthers
Untested this season, 5th in the war.
The odds: 76% to take the Shield before the season ends, 3% to finish Shield champions. The odds of war
Soonest the Shield could reach them: Blackhawks at Panthers, , if the Blackhawks have taken it by then. Next chance at the Avalanche themselves: Avalanche at Panthers, .
2026-27
0 defenses over 1 reign, 5th of 32.
Top Shield scorers: Eetu Luostarinen (2 goals, 0 assists), Gustav Forsling (1 goal, 0 assists), Matthew Tkachuk (1 goal, 0 assists).
Shieldbearers: Gustav Forsling.
Every Shield game (2)
- Sep 29Panthers 1, Hurricanes 0 (OT)took it
- Oct 1Sharks 4, Panthers 3 (OT)lost it
2025-26
4 defenses over 3 reigns, 4th of 32.
- Reign 1: carried it in as Cup champions, 3 attackers beaten back, lost it to the Flyers on Oct 13.
- Reign 14: ripped it from the Islanders on Dec 7, 1 attacker beaten back, stripped of it by the Avalanche on Dec 11.
- Reign 16: took it by force from the Avalanche on Jan 4, untested, lost it to the Maple Leafs on Jan 6.
Top Shield scorers: Anton Lundell (3 goals, 4 assists), Carter Verhaeghe (4 goals, 2 assists), Mackie Samoskevich (3 goals, 3 assists).
Shieldbearers: Aaron Ekblad (2), Jesper Boqvist, Brad Marchand, Carter Verhaeghe, Sam Bennett.
Every Shield game (10)
- Oct 7Panthers 3, Blackhawks 2defense 1
- Oct 9Panthers 2, Flyers 1defense 2
- Oct 11Panthers 6, Senators 2defense 3
- Oct 13Flyers 5, Panthers 2lost it
- Dec 7Panthers 4, Islanders 1took it
- Dec 10Panthers 4, Mammoth 3defense 4
- Dec 11Avalanche 6, Panthers 2lost it
- Jan 4Panthers 2, Avalanche 1took it
- Jan 6Maple Leafs 4, Panthers 1lost it
- Feb 5Lightning 6, Panthers 1thrown back
2024-25
4 defenses over 2 reigns, 3rd of 32.
- Reign 1: carried it in as Cup champions, 1 attacker beaten back, lost it to the Senators on Oct 10.
- Reign 20: ripped it from the Oilers on Dec 16, 3 attackers beaten back, fell to the Lightning on Dec 23.
Top Shield scorers: Sam Reinhart (5 goals, 4 assists), Matthew Tkachuk (3 goals, 6 assists), Aaron Ekblad (1 goal, 7 assists).
Shieldbearers: Sam Bennett, Carter Verhaeghe, Mackie Samoskevich, Aleksander Barkov, Sam Reinhart.
Every Shield game (9)
- Oct 8Panthers 6, Bruins 4defense 1
- Oct 10Senators 3, Panthers 1lost it
- Nov 23Avalanche 7, Panthers 4thrown back
- Dec 16Panthers 6, Oilers 5took it
- Dec 18Panthers 6, Wild 1defense 2
- Dec 20Panthers 2, Blues 1 (OT)defense 3
- Dec 22Panthers 4, Lightning 2defense 4
- Dec 23Lightning 4, Panthers 0lost it
- Mar 11Bruins 3, Panthers 2thrown back
2023-24
2 defenses over 1 reign, 10th of 32.
- Reign 17: cut it from the grip of the Avalanche on Jan 6, 2 attackers beaten back, broken by the Devils on Jan 13.
Top Shield scorers: Matthew Tkachuk (6 goals, 5 assists), Sam Reinhart (6 goals, 2 assists), Aleksander Barkov (1 goal, 6 assists).
Shieldbearers: Sam Reinhart (2), Matthew Tkachuk.
Every Shield game (5)
- Jan 6Panthers 8, Avalanche 4took it
- Jan 9Panthers 5, Blues 1defense 1
- Jan 11Panthers 3, Kings 2 (OT)defense 2
- Jan 13Devils 4, Panthers 1lost it
- Apr 6Bruins 3, Panthers 2 (OT)thrown back
2022-23
1 defense over 2 reigns, 12th of 32.
- Reign 10: took it by force from the Red Wings on Dec 8, untested, fell to the Lightning on Dec 10.
- Reign 20: ripped it from the Lightning on Feb 6, 1 attacker beaten back, fell to the Avalanche on Feb 11.
Top Shield scorers: Matthew Tkachuk (3 goals, 6 assists), Eric Staal (3 goals, 3 assists), Carter Verhaeghe (2 goals, 3 assists).
Shieldbearers: Eetu Luostarinen, Matthew Tkachuk, Sam Reinhart.
Every Shield game (5)
- Dec 8Panthers 5, Red Wings 1took it
- Dec 10Lightning 4, Panthers 1lost it
- Feb 6Panthers 7, Lightning 1took it
- Feb 9Panthers 4, Sharks 1defense 1
- Feb 11Avalanche 5, Panthers 3lost it