Leading Off

Heat-sinking Missile
Hornets forward Eddie Robinson makes as if he has a rocket in his pocket during Charlotte's rout of the Heat in Game 1 of their first-round series (page 40).

Handle Messiah
Buffalo Sabres goalie Dominik Hasek makes a stick save—and a beauty!—during Game 1 of a first-round series against the Flyers. The Sabres won this game 2-1, and the series 4-2.

Get the Puck Outta Here
A well-prepared protester doesn't need a Weatherman to know which way the wind is blowing as he returns a tear-gas canister to police fending off demonstrators at the Summit of the Americas meeting in Quebec City.