St. Cloud State players celebrate a goal on Saturday against Denver at the National Hockey and Event Center. Photo by Dave Schwarz, dschwarz@stcloudtimes.com
NO. 15/16 ST. CLOUD STATE (11-5 WCHA, 14-10 OVERALL)
The Huskies are No. 14 in the PairWise Rankings going into Friday’s game with North Dakota.
| LW | C | RW |
| 10-Ben Hanowski | 19-Drew LeBlanc | 11-Kalle Kossila |
| 16-Jimmy Murray | 26-Nic Dowd | 22-Jonny Brodzinski |
| 37-Joe Rehkamp | 8-Cory Thorson | 21-Brooks Bertsch |
| 9-Joey Benik | 13-David Morley | 17-Joey Holka |
| LD | RD | Goalies |
| 28-Andrew Prochno | 14-Nick Jensen | 29-Ryan Faragher |
| 7-Kevin Gravel | 12-Ethan Prow | 33-Joe Phillippi |
| 40-Tim Daly | 4-Taylor Johnson | 35-Rasmus Reijola |
NO. 5 NORTH DAKOTA (8-4-4 WCHA, 13-7-4 OVERALL)
North Dakota is tied for No. 6 in the PairWise Rankings.
| LW | C | RW |
| 25-Mitch MacMillan | 10-Corban Knight | 7-Danny Kristo |
| 16-Mark MacMillan | 27-Carter Rowney | 15-Michael Parks |
| 9-Drake Caggiula | 28-Stephane Pattyn | 19-Rocco Grimaldi |
| 8-Dan Senkbeil | 17-Colten St. Clair | 11-Derek Rodwell |
| LD | RD | Goalies |
| 2-Andrew MacWilliam | 20-Joe Gleason | 31-Zane Gothbert |
| 4-Derek Forbort | 24-Jordan Schmaltz | 33-Clarke Saunders |
| 18-Dillon Simpson | 22-Andrew Panzarella |
St. Cloud State goalie Ryan Faragher makes a save during Saturday’s win over Denver at the National Hockey and Event Center. Photo by Dave Schwarz, dschwarz@stcloudtimes.com
SCSU STATISTICAL LEADERS
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PM | +/- |
| Drew LeBlanc | 24 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 6 | +11 |
| Nic Dowd | 24 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 20 | +4 |
| Kalle Kossila | 22 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 6 | +15 |
| Nick Jensen | 24 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 10 | +9 |
| Ben Hanowski | 19 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 10 | +3 |
| Jonny Brodzinski | 24 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 8 | +18 |
| David Morley | 21 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 8 | +2 |
| Andrew Prochno | 23 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 12 | +7 |
| Cory Thorson | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 6 | -4 |
| Ethan Prow | 22 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | +5 |
| Jimmy Murray | 24 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | Even |
| Joey Holka | 21 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | +4 |
| Goalie | GP | W-L-T | Save% | GAA | ||
| Ryan Faragher | 22 | 13-8-0 | .911 | 2.29 | ||
| Rasmus Reijola | 3 | 0-2-0 | .804 | 5.14 | ||
| Joe Phillippi | 1 | 1-0-0 | .842 | 3.00 |
NORTH DAKOTA STATISTICAL LEADERS
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PM | +/- |
| Corban Knight | 23 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 22 | +11 |
| Danny Kristo | 22 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 18 | +7 |
| Rocco Grimaldi | 22 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 6 | +7 |
| Mark MacMillan | 24 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 16 | +9 |
| Dillon Simpson | 24 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 6 | +3 |
| Carter Rowney | 23 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | +5 |
| Drake Caggiula | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | +8 |
| Derek Forbort | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | +2 |
| Joe Gleason | 23 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | +3 |
| Nick Mattson | 22 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | +9 |
| Connor Gaarder | 21 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | Even |
| Goalie | GP | W-L-T | Save% | GAA | ||
| Clarke Saunders | 18 | 10-5-3 | .915 | 2.37 | ||
| Zane Gothberg | 6 | 3-2-1 | .895 | 3.11 |
St. Cloud State’s Nic Dowd shoots on Denver goalie Sam Brittain on Saturday at the National Hockey and Event Center. Photo by Dave Schwarz, dschwarz@stcloudtimes.com
TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON
| SCSU | UND | |
| Shots per game | 29.8 | 32.4 |
| Opponent shots per game | 25.3 | 28.8 |
| Goals per game | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| Opponent goals per game | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| Power play % | 18.1 | 21.1 |
| Penalty kill % | 84.0 | 82.2 |
| Short-hand goals for | 2 | 2 |
| Short-hand goals against | 5 | 3 |
| Penalty minutes per game | 9.4 | 13.8 |
| Opponent penalty minutes | 12.8 | 12.8 |
| Faceoffs | 750-668 (.529) | 835-748 (.527) |
