Islanders Prospect Report: Nov. 30, 2020

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Here's this week's latest updates on the Isles prospects:

DUFOUR DOMINATING IN RESUMPTION OF PLAY

Since William Dufour and the Drummondville Voltigeurs have resumed their season in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, the Isles' 2020 draftee (fifth round 152th overall) has been a dominant offensive presence.
In the 'protected environment,' of Quebec City's Videotron Center, Dufour and Drummondville are one of seven teams from the league's Quebec Divisions competing in six games from Nov. 17-27 games after having had to suspend play due to rampant positive COVID-19 tests in October.
Through the last five games in the 'protected environment' Dufour has compiled six goals and has seven points. On Nov. 24, Dufour recorded his first power-play goal of the season in Drummondville's 3-2 victory over Victoriaville. The following day on Nov. 25, the winger earned the second star of the game honors with his impressive three-point outing. Dufour scored twice and added an assist in the Voltigeurs' barn-burner 7-5 win over Quebec after overcoming a three-goal deficit. Dufour scored his sixth goal of the season and the sole goal for Drummondville on Nov. 27 in a 2-1 loss to Shawinigan.
Through 18 games this season, Dufour has totaled 10 points (6G, 4A). Drummondville is ranked 15th overall in the Q with a record of 5-4-1, though the Quebec teams have played fewer games overall.

WAHLSTROM RETURNS TO LINEUP FOLLOWING INJURY

After being sidelined since Oct. 21 with an undisclosed injury, Oliver Wahlstrom rejoined the lineup with AIK in Hockey Allsvenskan, the second-tier league in Sweden.
It was the first game since Oct. 21 for Wahlstrom and the first game in 17 days for AIK, but a successful outing all-around. Wahlstrom lit the lamp and added an assist in his return as AIK defeated Västerås with a 4-1 result.
The Isles' 2018 first rounder (11th overall) now has six points (3G, 3A) in eight games with AIK. The winger and AIK are ranked 13th overall in Allsvenskan with a record of 5-9-1.

GOLYSHEV EXTENDS POINT STREAK TO FOUR GAMES

Anatoly Golyshev extended his point streak with Avtombolist in the KHL to four games with five points (1G, 4A) during that span and four assists in his last three games.
The Isles' 2016 fourth rounder (95th overall) now has 21 points (9G, 12A) through 26 games this season. Golyshev and Avtombolist are ranked ninth overall in the KHL with record of 17-7-5.

TIKKANEN AND SKAREK APPROVE RECORDS IN MESTIS

Islanders goalie prospects Henrik Tikkanen and Jakub Skarek each improved their records with their respective teams in Mestis, the second-tier league of Finnish hockey.
Tikkanen, selected in the seventh round, 214th overall in the 2020 NHL Draft, picked up his sixth win of the season and boosted his record with IPK to 6-2-1. The 20-year-old posted 26 saves in IPK's 6-3 win over RoKi on Nov. 25. Tikkanen made 33 saves in IPK's 6-3 loss on Nov. 28.
Through nine games this season, Tikkanen has a 2.55 GAA and a .931 SV%. IPK and Tikkanen are ranked first overall in Mestis with a record of 11-4-3
Skarek, who joined Heinolan Peliitat on Nov. 16, earned a shootout win to improve his record to 0-1-0-3 (W, OTW, OTL, L). The Isles' 2018 third rounder (72nd overall) made 23 saves in Peliitat's 5-4 shootout win over SaPKo on Nov. 27.
Through four games with Peliitat, Skarek has a 4.44 GAA and .833 SV%. Peliitat and Skarek are ranked 13th overall in the league with a record of 3-3-1-12.

OTHER NOTABLES:

• Robin Salo recorded an assist for Orebro in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) and now has five points (1G, 4A) in four of his last five games. Through 18 games this season, the Isles' 2017 second-rounder (46th overall) has nine points (2G, 7A) 18 games.
  • Ruslan Iskhakov dished out two assists to increase his season total to seven points (2G, 5A) through 15 games with TPS in Liiga, Finland's top hockey league.
  • Benjamin Mirageas and the Providence Friars were scheduled to get their 2020-21 season underway over the weekend, but their season debut was postponed due to COVID-19 positive tests. Their first three games of the season that were originally slated for Nov. 27 against UMass Lowell and on Dec. 4 and 5 against Northeastern but will be announced at a later date.
  • Logan Cockerill and Boston University also had their first two games of the season postponed. Cockerill and BU's opening series against Vermont that was scheduled for Dec. 4 and 5 has been pushed back to a date that is TBA.
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