Cooley makes 36 saves in the Flames' 2-1 victory over the Wild

CALGARY, Alberta -- 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.Popular ReadsWild: At Seattle on Saturday night.Flames: Host Detroit on Saturday night.___See AP’s full NHL coverage here