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Cooley Makes 36 Saves to Help Flames to 2-1 Victory over Wild

Devin Cooley gets the start despite a 1-2-0 record and .868 save percentage, while Mikael Backlund is listed as injured.

  • On Thursday, the Calgary Flames defeated the Minnesota Wild 2-1, with goaltender Devin Cooley making 36 saves to earn his second consecutive home victory.
  • Playing without captain Mikael Backlund, listed as "injured," the Flames deployed former Wild centre Ben Jones for his season debut against his previous team.
  • Aydar Suniev scored his first career power-play goal, and Joel Farabee added another shortly after, marking the Flames' first multi-goal power-play performance of the season.
  • Minnesota forward Michael McCarron scored the lone goal for the Wild, but Cooley preserved the lead by diving to save a shot from Matt Boldy with 2:03 remaining.
  • The Flames host the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday, while the Wild travel to visit the Seattle Kraken on the same night.
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Cooley makes 36 saves in the Flames' 2-1 victory over the Wild

Devin Cooley made 36 saves and the Calgary Flames scored two power-play goals in the first period in a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night. Aydar Suniev scored with 9:11 left in the period and Joel Farabee…

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Cooley makes 36 saves to help Flames to 2-1 victory over Wild

CALGARY - The Calgary Flames scored two power-play goals in the first period and held on for a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.

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