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

Pittsburgh Penguins

Untested this season, 7th in the war.

The odds: 65% to take the Shield before the season ends, 1% to finish Shield champions. The odds of war

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

5Defenses, all seasons
0Season Shields
5Captures
3Longest reign, 2023-24

2026-27

0 defenses over 1 reign, 7th of 32.

  • Reign 5: cut it from the grip of the Stars on Oct 10, untested, fell to the Blackhawks on Oct 13.

Top Shield scorers: Sidney Crosby (2 goals, 0 assists), Connor Dewar (1 goal, 1 assist), Blake Lizotte (0 goals, 2 assists).

Shieldbearers: Connor Dewar.

Every Shield game (2)

2025-26

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

Top Shield scorers: Egor Chinakhov (1 goal, 0 assists), Rickard Rakell (1 goal, 0 assists), Bryan Rust (0 goals, 1 assist).

Every Shield game (1)

2024-25

2 defenses over 3 reigns, 10th of 32.

  • Reign 4: took it by force from the Canadiens on Oct 14, 1 attacker beaten back, stripped of it by the Hurricanes on Oct 18.
  • Reign 40: took it by force from the Stars on Apr 5, untested, fell to the Blackhawks on Apr 6.
  • Reign 42: tore it from the Blackhawks on Apr 8, 1 attacker beaten back, broken by the Bruins on Apr 13.

Top Shield scorers: Sidney Crosby (6 goals, 5 assists), Evgeni Malkin (3 goals, 8 assists), Bryan Rust (4 goals, 5 assists).

Shieldbearers: Sidney Crosby (3), Evgeni Malkin, Kevin Hayes.

Every Shield game (9)

2023-24

3 defenses over 1 reign, 7th of 32.

  • Reign 5: cut it from the grip of the Ducks on Nov 7, 3 attackers beaten back, fell to the Devils on Nov 16.

Top Shield scorers: Sidney Crosby (6 goals, 8 assists), Erik Karlsson (3 goals, 5 assists), Jake Guentzel (2 goals, 4 assists).

Shieldbearers: Radim Zohorna, Bryan Rust, Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby.

Every Shield game (7)

2022-23

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

Top Shield scorers: Rickard Rakell (2 goals, 0 assists), Jake Guentzel (0 goals, 1 assist), Bryan Rust (0 goals, 1 assist).

Every Shield game (2)