Islanders Prospect Report: March 8, 2022

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Here are this week's updates on the Islanders prospects:

RAJANIEMI RECORDS FIRST GOAL OF THE SEASON

Matias Rajaniemi recorded his first goal of the season with Pelicans of Liiga, Finland's top professional hockey league.
The Islanders' 2020 sixth rounder (183rd overall) tallied his first goal of the 2021-22 campaign in the Pelican's 4-1 win over SaiPa on March 4.
The defenseman now has six points (1G, 5A) through 53 games this season. Rajaniemi and Pelicans rank 10th in Liiga with 23-18-10 record.

LJUNGKRANTZ LIGHTS THE LAMP

Alex Ljungkrantz scored his fifth goal of the season for HC Vita Hasten of HockeyAllsvenskan, Sweden's second-tier professional hockey league.
Ljungkrantz lit the lamp in Vita Hasten's 4-3 win over Almtuna on March 5. The Islanders' 2020 third rounder (90th overall) now has 10 points (5G, 5A) through 30 games.
Vita Hasten ranks 11th in HockeyAllsvenskan with a 17-26-9 record

BERG BURIES EIGHTH GOAL OF THE SEASON

Cameron Berg buried his eighth goal of the season for the University of Nebraska-Omaha (UNO) Mavericks.
Berg tallied his eighth goal of the season on March 4 in a 5-4 loss to North Dakota. UNO went on to split the weekend series against North Dakota as he earned an assist the following night in 4-1 victory.
Through 35 games of freshman season Berg has compiled 22 points (8G, 14A). Berg and the Mavericks rank sixth in the NCHC with an 11-13-0 conference record and own an overall record of 21-15-0.

DUFOUR STAYS HOT

William Dufour continues to rack up the points for the Saint John Sea Dogs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) as he extended his goal streak to five-straight games. In that span, the Islanders' 2020 fifth rounder (152nd overall) has totaled 10 goals in that span.
Since last week's Prospect Report, Dufour posted a four-goal performance on Feb. 27 to earn first star of the game honors in an 8-1 rout over Moncton. One of his four strikes was a power-play goal, while another was the game-winner.

On March 2, Dufour converted on the power play and handed out two assists in a dominant 7-1 win over Halifax. He earned the first star of the game honors again on March 6 with a four-point outing with a hat trick and an assist in Saint John's 10-2 win over Halifax. One of his goals was a both shorthanded and the game winner.
Through 42 games this season, Dufour has totaled the second-most points in the QMJHL with 76 and his 40 goals this season rank the highest in the league.
Dufour and Saint John rank third in the Eastern Conference with a 25-15-4 record.
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