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 Rangers

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: Canadiens at Rangers, , if the Canadiens have taken it by then. Next chance at the Avalanche themselves: Avalanche at Rangers, .

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

2026-27

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

2025-26

2 defenses over 1 reign, 10th of 32.

  • Reign 11: cut it from the grip of the Blues on Nov 24, 2 attackers beaten back, lost it to the Lightning on Nov 29.

Top Shield scorers: Adam Fox (0 goals, 7 assists), Artemi Panarin (2 goals, 4 assists), Mika Zibanejad (3 goals, 2 assists).

Shieldbearers: Adam Edstrom, Vincent Trocheck, Artemi Panarin.

Every Shield game (5)

2024-25

0 defenses over 1 reign, 24th of 32.

  • Reign 24: tore it from the Blackhawks on Jan 5, untested, stripped of it by the Stars on Jan 7.

Top Shield scorers: Vincent Trocheck (4 goals, 2 assists), Artemi Panarin (1 goal, 4 assists), Adam Fox (0 goals, 4 assists).

Shieldbearers: Filip Chytil.

Every Shield game (3)

2023-24

0 defenses over 1 reign, 20th of 32.

  • Reign 7: seized it from the Devils on Nov 18, untested, broken by the Stars on Nov 20.

Top Shield scorers: Vincent Trocheck (1 goal, 3 assists), Artemi Panarin (2 goals, 0 assists), Jimmy Vesey (2 goals, 0 assists).

Shieldbearers: Jimmy Vesey.

Every Shield game (2)

2022-23

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

Top Shield scorers: Ben Harpur (1 goal, 0 assists), Alexis Lafrenière (0 goals, 1 assist), Braden Schneider (0 goals, 1 assist).

Every Shield game (1)