Faragher made 10 stops in the third period and extended his winning streak to four games. The Huskies (5-2-0, 3-0-0) have won five in a row for the first time since 2010-2011.

Nic Dowd had two goals and Kalle Kossila added a third for the Huskies, who led 2-0 after the first period. Dowd scored on the power play at 12:09 and Kossila made it 2-0 three minutes later. It stayed that way until Dowd scored again at 11:39 of the third.

St. Cloud State has outscored its opponents 25-5 in the last five games.

The Pioneers (4-1-0, 2-1-0) came into the game with goals in 11 straight periods and at least five goals in each game this season.

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