RALEIGH – Breaking the silence in a dressing room quieted by a 1-0 overtime loss, Devin Cooley was asked about the opportunity he’s been presented.

In a season in which the Calgary Flames‘ backup wasn’t expected to get many more than a half dozen starts by Christmas, his number was called Sunday for the fifth time in six games.

No, Dustin Wolf is not nursing an injury, nor are they resting him.

Cooley has simply played his way to prominence, with numbers that have him among league leaders in goals against (1.88) and save percentage (.930).

On Sunday, he was at his best once again, keeping the Flames in a tight game against the league’s third-best offence, until Nikolaj Ehlers poked home the winner three minutes into extra time.

When asked how he’s managed to break through in such dram

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