EDMONTON — On a night when 2 more players would join the Flames double digit club, 2 who were already there sustain serious injuries.

The immediate bottom line was the 2 points gained in the 3-2 overtime win in Minnesota.

The long term bottom line is yet to play out but for the first time this season 2 key players go to the sidelines with injuries that will keep them out for quite a while.

Minutes after the Flames celebrated Adrian Aucoin’s goal at 3:50 of OT came the revelation that Rene Bourque had suffered a high ankle injury after a slewfoot from Dan Fritche, which went undetected.

Bourque, who scored his 21st goal in the first period extending his point streak to 6 games, will be lost 6-8 weeks.

That after it was revealed that 18-goal man Daymond Langkow has a hand injury from Tuesday’s game vs Vancouver. He’s out day-to-day.

With Aucoin getting his 10th goal and Dustin Boyd tying the game at 2-2 with his 10th, the Flames now have 9 players with at least 10 goals. Already matching last year’s total with 24 game left.

Mike Keenan gave his players the day off here on Friday to recover in prepation for Saturday’s match with the Oilers.

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