Paula C. Weston

With goals two minutes apart early in the third period, Michigan pushed past No. 11 Penn State and onto a narrow 3-2 win over the visiting Nittany Lions.  For the struggling Wolverines, the win was their third in three weeks, all three victories upsets over ranked Big Ten teams. “We’re playing with a little more … Read more

Finally we come to the last weekend of regular-season play. Drew Claussen and I are still above .500 and still tied with each other. Last week Drew: 4-2-0 (.667) Paula: 4-2-0 (.667) Season Drew: 80-47-14 (.617) Paula: 80-47-14 (.617) This week If Drew and I are correct and Minnesota wins out, the Golden Gophers will … Read more

Its confidence growing, Michigan pulls off its second consecutive upset, edging No. 5 Minnesota, 5-3.

Its confidence growing, Michigan pulls off its second consecutive upset, edging No. 5 Minnesota, 5-3.

We’re down to the penultimate weekend of regular-season play. Yes, I wait all season to use the word penultimate. With two weeks to go before the Big Ten tournament, Drew Claussen and I have evened things up. Last week Drew: 5-1-0 (.833) Paula: 4-2-0 (.667) Season Drew: 76-45-14 (.615) Paula: 76-45-14 (.615) This week All … Read more

Such an interesting weekend. It will be an interesting two weeks leading up to the Big Ten tournament. 1. Wisconsin and Minnesota split, so the Badgers are still in the hunt for a regular-season championship. Minnesota was in first place entering the weekend, three points ahead of second-place Wisconsin. The Badgers beat the Golden Gophers … Read more

For the first 50 minutes of Penn State’s 4-2 win over Michigan State, there wasn’t much to it. The Nittany Lions scored early in the first and owned the rest of that period. The Spartans scored 18 seconds into the second and owned the rest of that one. The first 10 minutes of the third … Read more

For the first 50 minutes of Penn State’s 4-2 win over Michigan State, there wasn’t much to it. The Nittany Lions scored early in the first and owned the rest of that period. The Spartans scored 18 seconds into the second and owned the rest of that one. The first 10 minutes of the third … Read more

With three weeks remaining in the regular season, I think both Drew Claussen and I have decent chances of breaking even with our picks. Drew’s chances are better than mine as I tend to fade at the end. Last week Drew: 5-1-0 (.833) Paula: 5-1-0 (.833) Season Drew: 71-44-14 (.605) Paula: 72-43-14 (.612) This week … Read more

Less than a week after surrendering six power-play goals in a 6-5 loss to league-leading Minnesota, Ohio State allowed a goal on the first Michigan State power play of the night, but the Buckeyes penalty kill came through when it mattered most, holding steady through the last 1:46 in regulation when the Spartans had a … Read more

Less than a week after surrendering six power-play goals in a 6-5 loss to league-leading Minnesota, Ohio State allowed a goal on the first Michigan State power play of the night, but the Buckeyes penalty kill came through when it mattered most, holding steady through the last 1:46 in regulation when the Spartans had a … Read more

Last weekend was okay for Drew Claussen. For me, not so much. Last week Drew: 2-3-1 (.467) Paula: 1-4-1 (.250) Season Drew: 66-43-14 (.593) Paula: 67-42-14 (.602) This week As it will for the remainder of the regular season, the schedule has three Friday-Saturday series. All times are local. Michigan at No. 20 Wisconsin Drew: … Read more