Cooley stops 36 as Flames beat Wild 2-1 for second straight win
Calgary's power play scored twice in the first period as the Flames held off Minnesota on home ice Thursday night.
The Calgary Flames scored two power-play goals in the first period and defeated the Minnesota Wild 2-1 on Thursday night at home. Aydar Suniev opened the scoring at 10:49, notching his first career power-play goal, and Joel Farabee added a second just over three minutes later off a rebound.
Goaltender Devin Cooley made 36 saves for Calgary (3-6-0), including a diving stop on Matt Boldy with just over two minutes remaining, to secure the Flames' second straight win on home ice. Michael McCarron scored the lone goal for the Wild (6-3-2), cutting the deficit early in the third period. Minnesota goaltender Jesper Wallstedt made 20 saves.
Calgary was without captain Mikael Backlund, listed day-to-day with an upper-body injury, while former Wild centre Ben Jones made his season debut for the Flames. Forwards Coronato, Farabee and Frost have each recorded points in back-to-back games and share the team scoring lead with six points apiece. It marked the Flames' first multi-goal power-play performance of the season.
Minnesota forward Blake Coleman made his return to Calgary after five seasons with the Flames before being traded last summer. The Wild travel to Seattle to face the Kraken on Saturday, while Calgary hosts the Detroit Red Wings the same day.
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