Inside: The Week In Sports

NHL
The increase in penalties shows that old-time playoff hockey is back •Buffalo's Thomas Vanek has become one of the league's most dangerousscorers

College Football
New coach Butch Davis begins his overhaul of the North Carolina program • Fourother prominent coaches who are starting over

LET'S SPRAY ON Shortly after the puck—and some ice—dropped in Game 1 of theirWestern Conference semifinal last Thursday at Detroit's Joe Louis Arena, theSharks and defenseman Scott Hannan (22) jumped out to a 2--0 lead. San Josehung on to win by that score, but the Red Wings evened the series with a 3--2victory last Saturday.

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Photograph by David E. Klutho