Minnesota Wild at Calgary Flames
· National Hockey League
Cooley makes 36 saves in the Flames' 2-1 victory over the Wild
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.
Flames: Host Detroit on Saturday night.
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Regular Season SeriesCGY leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 10:49 | Aydar Suniev Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Adam Klapka (1) |
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Goal | 1st Period 14:06 | Joel Farabee Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Morgan Frost (3), Matt Coronato (4) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 4:39 | Michael McCarron Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Nico Sturm (1), Jonas Brodin (3) |
Statistics
 MIN |
 CGY |
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|---|---|---|
| 9 | Blocked Shots | 12 |
| 26 | Hits | 25 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 1 |
| 39 | Shots | 22 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 2 |
| 4 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 50.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 30 | Faceoffs Won | 23 |
| 56.6 | Faceoff Win Percent | 43.4 |
| 17 | Giveaways | 21 |
| 4 | Total Penalties | 4 |
| 8 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
Calgary Flames Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Huberdeau, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 24 |
| Samuel Honzek, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 19 |
Minnesota Wild Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Filip Gustavsson, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 18 |
| Marcus Foligno, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 12 |
| Nick Foligno, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 9 |
| Brock Faber, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
Game Information
Scotiabank Saddledome
Location: Calgary,
Attendance: 16,834 | Capacity:
Location: Calgary,
Attendance: 16,834 | Capacity:
