Paula C. Weston

EAST LANSING, Mich. — In a game between two former CCHA foes with very little difference between them, two nearly identical breakaways decided the 2-0 win for Western Michigan over Michigan State. “I thought that the margin of error out there was small,” said Michigan State coach Tom Anastos. “They capitalized on a couple odd-man … Read more

Last week Drew: 6-2-0 (.750) Paula: 6-2-0 (.750) Season Drew: 34-16-4 (.666) Paula: 35-16-4 (.672) I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop. I mean, it’s not surprising that Drew’s doing so well, but why am I still above .500? This week Half the Big Ten plays in this final weekend of nonconference-only action. … Read more

Massachusetts-Lowell beat Penn State last night, 4-0. Drew Claussen and I had those picks yesterday, but I’ll remind you here that we both picked the River Hawks to sweep their two-game road series, which concludes tonight. Last week Drew: 4-3-0 (.571) Paula: 6-1-0 (.857) Season Drew: 28-14-4 (.652) Paula: 29-14-4 (.659) This week There are … Read more

There’s a game tonight! Massachusetts-Lowell at Penn State This is actually a two-game series, Thursday and Friday at 7:00 p.m. in University Park. Because the series begins tonight, here is what Drew Claussen and I have for it. We’ll have full picks and our records Friday morning. Drew: Penn State is on a two-game winning … Read more

With four of the Big Ten’s six teams playing in seven games, there were a few things that we learned during the weekend … although I’m wondering if we didn’t know them already going in. 1. Minnesota isn’t infallible. No team is perfect — which we knew going into the weekend — and when the … Read more

Last week Drew: 6-2-1 (.722) Paula: 6-2-1 (.722) Season Drew: 24-11-4 (.666) Paula: 23-13-4 (.625) And I’d like to thank the Bulldogs and the Buckeyes for their right-way split. Such a rare thing for me. This week There are three nonconference series this weekend and a single nonconference game. Both Michigan and Wisconsin have the … Read more

After dropping a 3-1 contest to Minnesota-Duluth Friday night, Ohio State rebounded with a 4-2 win over the No. 20 Bulldogs Saturday, a game that was uneven for both teams. “I wasn’t really happy overall with how we played the game,” said Duluth coach Scott Sandelin. “I thought we had timely goals last night. You’re … Read more

Can we just be happy that the Big Ten/Hockey East Challenge is over? I mean, it was great to have such high-level nonconference action early in the season. Did we really need a reminder of Hockey East’s dominance over teams formerly affiliated with the CCHA and WCHA? Last week Drew: 6-3-2 (.636) Paula: 4-5-2 (.454) … Read more

It was a very interesting weekend in Big Ten play. I was lucky enough to see Boston University play against Michigan and Michigan State — and I’m thinking that coach David Quinn may pay me to stay out of the building when his team plays. Here are three things I took away from the weekend. … Read more

For Boston University, tonight was like the replay of a bad, bad scene. Leading Michigan State 1-0 late in the third period, the Terriers found themselves down a goal as the Spartans scored twice within a single minute late in the third and eventually went on to win 3-1. In Ann Arbor against Michigan last … Read more

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Boston University sophomore goaltender Matt O’Connor was the story of this game for two periods tonight. Through the first 40 minutes of play, O’Connor was flawless, stopping 30 shots and shutting down through four penalty kills a Michigan power play that was converting at over 37 percent coming into tonight’s contest. … Read more