CALGARY, Alberta (AP) 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 first and Joel Farabee struck just over three minutes later to help the Flames (3-6-0) win their second straight on home ice.
Michael McCarron scored for the Wild (6-3-2). Jesper Wallstedt made 20 saves.
Suniev’s goal, his third of the season, was his first career power-play goal. Farabee beat Wallstedt on a rebound for his first goal of the campaign.
The Flames were without captain Mikael Backlund, who’s listed as day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Former Wild center Ben Jones made his season debut for Calgary.
Wild: At Seattle on Saturday night.
Flames: Host Detroit on Saturday night.
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