Islanders Prospect Report: Mar. 13, 2023

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Here are this week's updates on Islanders prospects:

The Islanders' 2022 fifth round draft pick (142nd overall) hit the 100-point mark with a four-point (1G, 3A) game in Windsor's 6-3 win over the Kitchener Rangers on Saturday, getting up to 103 points (49G, 54A) by the end of the contest.
Maggio also became the league's first 100-point scorer, while his four-point night earned the 20-year-old league recognition for OHL's Performer of the Night.

The 100-point threshold is just one of many milestones for the young winger, who is rounding out a breakout season, sitting atop the OHL point leaderboard. Maggio is also riding an eight-game point streak, with 15 points (7G, 8A) over that span.
Maggio has been a powerhouse for the Spitfires all season, as Windsor has 40 wins on the season, tied for first in the Western Conference with 86 points. The regular season concludes on Mar. 25 for the Spitfires, who have already clinched a playoff position.

BERG HITS SCORESHEET IN ELIMINATION GAME

The Omaha Mavericks' season came to an end on Sunday, though Cameron Berg recorded a pair of points in the final matchup to finish his sophomore season with career highs.
The Islanders' 2021 fourth-round draft pick (125th overall) contributed two points (1G, 1A) for the Omaha Mavericks on Sunday, but his team fell short 5-2 loss to North Dakota in Game 3 of the NCHC Quarterfinals.
Berg recorded a helper on the opening goal and lit the lamp to make it 2-1 in the middle frame, extending a career-high 10 goals and eclipsing a career best in points (24).

The Mavericks went 1-2 in the postseason, as North Dakota edged Omaha in the best-of-three series to advance to the NCHC Frozen Faceoff. The Mavericks concluded the 2022-23 season with a record of 19-15-3, good for third in the conference for the regular season.
Berg had 23 points (8G, 15A) through 37 games played in his freshman year with the Mavericks. At the 37-goal mark this season, The 21-year-old forward collected 24 points (10G, 14A) in his second consecutive season with Omaha.
Teammate Jake Pivonka, who the Islanders selected in the fourth round of the 2018 NHL Draft (103rd overall), played all three postseason games with Omaha and did not hit the scoresheet. Pivonka finished the season with 18 points (10G, 8A) through 37 games.

JEFFERIES NOMINATED FOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Alex Jefferies was announced as a finalist for Hockey East Player of the year on Monday for the first time in his career.

The 21-year-old winger racked up 41 points (14G, 27A) through 35 games in his junior year with Merrimack, reaching career highs in all three categories. The Islanders' 2020 fourth round pick has 10 multi-point games this season along with four game-winning goals.

STATS

CHL:

Isaiah George | London (OHL) | 48P, 5G, 15A, 20P, 14PIM
Tristan Lennox | Saginaw (OHL) | 25-15-1, 3.08 GAA, .890 SV% 3SO
Matt Maggio | Windsor (OHL) | 60GP, 49G, 54A, 103P, 28PIM
Daylan Kuefler | Kamloops (WHL) | 54GP, 31G, 30A, 61P, 85PIM
Liiga:
Eetu Liukas | HPK (Liiga) | 58GP, 14G, 9A, 23P, 104PIM
Aleksi Malinen | JYP (Liiga) | 42GP, 0G, 7A, 7P, 2PIM
Matias Rajaniemi | Pelicans (Liiga) | 6GP, 0G, 2A, 2P, 6PIM
Matias Rajaniemi | SaiPa (Liiga) | 25GP, 0G, 2A, 2P, 6PIM
Mestis:
Aleksi Malinen | KeuPa (Mestis) | 3GP, 1G, 1A, 2P, 4PIM
SHL:
Alexander Ljungkrantz | Brynäs IF (SHL) | 52GP, 6G, 5A, 11P, 4PIM
Allsvenskan:
Calle Odelius | Djurgardens IF (Allsvenskan) | 43GP, 1G, 10A, 11P, 14PIM
USHL:
Quinn Finley | Madison (USHL) | 23GP, 10G, 17A, 27P, 12PIM
Quinn Finley | Chicago Steel (USHL) 20GP, 9G, 18A, 27P, 6PIM
Tomas Machu | Youngstown (USHL) | 45GP, 3G, 9A, 12P, 33PIM
NCAA:
Jake Pivonka | Omaha (NCHC) | 37GP, 10G, 8A, 18P, 16PIM
Jake Pivonka | Omaha (Playoffs) | 3GP, 0G, 0A, 0P, 0PIM
Cameron Berg | Omaha (NCHC) | 37GP, 10G, 14A, 24P, 38PIM
Cameron Berg | Omaha (Playoffs) | 3GP, 1G, 1A, 2P, 0PIM
Alex Jefferies | Merrimack (NCAA) | 35GP, 14G, 27A, 41P, 14PIM
Christian Krygier | Michigan State (NCAA) | 28GP, 1G, 3A, 4P, 23PIM