After a 34-save performance to lead Calgary to a 3-2 win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday, Cooley stopped the first 24 shots he faced from the Wild before giving up a third-period goal to Michael McCarron.
Aydar Suniev and Joel Farabee scored on the power play for the Flames (3-6-0), who started their four-game homestand with two straight wins and have won three of four.
Jesper Wallstedt made 20 saves for the Wild (6-3-2), who lost 4-3 in overtime at the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday to open a five-game road trip.
Suniev scored to put the Flames up 1-0 at 10:49 of the first period on the power play. Adam Klapka passed the puck into the slot from behind the net to Suniev, who put a wrist shot into the top corner over Wallstedt’s glove.
Farabee scored his first goal of the season during another man-advantage at 14:06 to make it 2-0. After Wallstedt stopped Morgan Frost’s initial shot, Farabee deposited the rebound into the net past defenseman Jared Spurgeon, who was attempting to help out his goaltender.
McCarron took a pass from Nico Sturm and scored on a slap shot from the right circle at 4:39 of the third period to cut Calgary’s lead to 2-1.
The Wild outshot the Flames 17-3 in the third, including a late push with Wallstedt pulled for an extra attacker, but weren’t able to get any more pucks past Cooley.
Minnesota forward Kirill Kaprizov had his seven-game point streak (eight goals, six assists) and four-game goal streak stopped.
