The Sharks have lost four of their last five and will turn to Cooley, who is responsible for their only victory in that stretch. Cooley was terrific in a 3-2 victory on April 6th against the St. Louis Blues, saving 34 of 36 shots (.944 SV%). The Sharks enter action as +214 road underdogs against a Seattle Kraken club that defeated them 4-2 earlier this month.
With Devon Levi and Eric Comrie both injured, Devin Cooley has been recalled from the Rochester Americans of the AHL to back up Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. In four games with Rochester (3-0-1), Cooley has a 3.46 GAA and .903 SV%.
Cooley went 15-8-2 with a 2.93 GAA and .909 SV% in 26 games with the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) in 2022-23. For the 2023-24 season, expect Cooley and Dustin Tokarski to handle most of the AHL duties for the Sabres.
Cooley is an undrafted free agent, who finished his third year at the University of Denver in 2020. The 23-year-old netminder went 4-3-2 with a 2.08 GAA and .908 SV% in nine NCAA games. Cooley will likely replace Troy Grosenick (UFA) as the backup in Milwaukee (AHL).
