Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby (87) cannot get his stick on an airborne puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes in Pittsburgh, Sunday, March 22, 2026.
The Stanley Cup will have a new home this year after the back-to-back champion Florida Panthers had their season derailed by injuries. They're not the only perennial contender to miss the playoffs, either, with the Buffalo Sabres among half dozen or more newcomers. The Colorado Avalanche have been dominant since October and go in as the favorite after clinching the best regular-season record in the NHL. That has rarely been an indicator of who hoists the Cup at the end of four rounds, and it's anyone's guess who comes out of the East as well as the West.
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures with lows 26 to 30 degrees Friday
morning. Outside of urban areas, sub-freezing temperatures with
lows 20 to 25 degrees.
* WHERE...Greater Reno-Carson City-Minden Area.
* WHEN...From Thursday evening through Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other
sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
plumbing.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to
drip slowly.
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