Oilers Prospect Report: Konovalov starts in Bakersfield and McLeod is back in offensive form
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Unlike last week, nobody went nuclear-like Carter Savoie and put up a six-point game. However, there was good production across the board, with many Oilers’ top prospects contributing to their teams.
The Bakersfield Condors lost two out of three games this past week, but there were still plenty of positives to take away from it. Philip Broberg is the biggest one. The former 8th overall pick had two assists in back-to-back games against the Ontario Reign and Stockton Heat. The first was a simple pass to Seth Griffith on a 5-on-3 powerplay where Griffith did most of the work. The second came from a shot that Cooper Marody tipped home. Broberg has started his AHL nicely with three assists in five games.
Ryan McLeod is starting to show off his offensive abilities, again, after struggling to produce with the Oilers for 12 games. The former second-rounder has points in three straight games, with a goal coming against Ontario. Hopefully, McLeod can regain that scoring form he had which earned him a call up to the NHL in the first place. His speed could play a crucial role in the Oilers lineup if he can contribute offensively.
With Stuart Skinner in Edmonton, the Condors’ crease has been left with Ilya Konovalov and Olivier Rodrigue.
Konovalov started in two games last week and came away with a 3.55 GAA and a 0.857SV%. While those numbers do not look good at all, he was unlucky against the Reign. The first two goals went in off his defenseman after he made the initial stop which was unpreventable. Unfortunately, the third one was a mistake by the young Russian goaltender after he failed to catch the shot from the point. Other than that, he played a good game, making a few great stops, resulting in him being the third star of the game. His second start was an interesting one. Two of the goals that beat him were tips, with the other two being mistakes from him. His first mistake was when he fell to the ice, and the Colorado forward took advantage, and then on the third goal, the puck went right through him like he was swiss cheese. Mistakes were made, but he showed signs of great promise, which is positive to see.
Rodrigue did okay in his lone start. He played in the Condors 4-2 loss to Stockton, in which he stopped 20 of 23 shots. He was screened on the first goal, the second was a powerplay goal, and the third was a 3-on-1.
Matvey Petrov had a fantastic weekend in the OHL. The Oilers 6th rounder grabbed himself a goal and three assists in two games. Petrov’s goal came in North Bay’s 8-5 loss to the Soo Greyhounds, along with one of his assists. He followed that performance with two assists in a 4-2 win over Soo. Those assists came on the opening goal and the game-winner. Petrov now has ten points in nine games for the Battalions.
Xavier Bourgault was held pointless on Sunday against Drummondville, which is the first time he hasn’t scored a point since opening night. However, the Oilers’ first-rounder stretched his point streak to seven games with a two-point performance against Baie-Comeau before it came to an end. The Shawinigan Cataractes forward grabbed a goal and an assist in the team’s 3-1 win. Then last night, he restarted his point streak with two assists in a 2-1 win over Quebec. Bourgault leads his team in all offensive categories with seven goals and 16 points. He’s now 3rd in the QMJHL in points and tied for third in goals. Overall, a very impressive start to the season for Bourgault as he looks to crack the World Juniors roster.
On the injury front, Dmitri Samourkov played for the Condors against Colorado in his first game back from a broken jaw. Dylan Holloway is still out with his wrist injury, and Jake Chiasson hasn’t played yet for the Brandon Wheat Kings due to an upper-body injury.
| Games Played | Goals | Assists | Points | ||||
| AHL | |||||||
| Cooper Marody | Bakersfield Condors | Forward | Season | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Last 7 days | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Dmitri Samorukov | Bakersfield Condors | Defence | Season | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84th overall, 2017 | Last 7 days | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dylan Holloway | Bakersfield Condors | Forward | Season | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14th overall, 2020 | Last 7 days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Filip Berglund | Bakersfield Condors | Defence | Season | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 91st overall, 2016 | Last 7 days | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Graham McPhee | Bakersfield Condors | Forward | Season | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 149th overall, 2016 | Last 7 days | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| James Hamblin | Bakersfield Condors | Forward | Season | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Last 7 days | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Markus Niemelainen | Bakersfield Condors | Defence | Season | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 63rd overall, 2016 | Last 7 days | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Michael Kesselring | Bakersfield Condors | Defence | Season | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 162nd overall, 2018 | Last 7 days | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ostap Safin | Bakersfield Condors | Forward | Season | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 115th overall, 2017 | Last 7 days | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Philip Broberg | Bakersfield Condors | Defence | Season | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8th overall, 2019 | Last 7 days | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Philip Kemp | Bakersfield Condors | Defence | Season | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 208th overall, 2017 | Last 7 days | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Raphael Lavoie | Bakersfield Condors | Forward | Season | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38th overall, 2019 | Last 7 days | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Ryan McLeod | Bakersfield Condors | Forward | Season | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 40th overall, 2018 | Last 7 days | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Tim Soderlund | Bakersfield Condors | Forward | Season | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 7 days | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Vincent Desharnais | Bakersfield Condors | Defence | Season | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 183rd overall, 2016 | Last 7 days | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| William Lagesson | Bakersfield Condors | Defence | Season | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 91st overall, 2014 | Last 7 days | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Games Played | GAA | SV % | |||||
| Ilya Konovalov | Bakersfield Condors | Goaltender | Season | 2 | 3.55 | 0.857 | |
| 85th overall, 2019 | Last 7 days | 2 | 3.55 | 0.857 | |||
| Olivier Rodrigue | Bakersfield Condors | Goaltender | Season | 1 | 3.06 | 0.87 | |
| 62nd overall, 2018 | Last 7 days | 1 | 3.06 | 0.87 | |||
| Games Played | Goals | Assists | Points | ||||
| Europe | |||||||
| Matej Blumel | HC Dynamo Pardubice (Czech) | Forward | Season | 14 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 100th overall, 2019 | Last 7 days | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Maxim Berezkin | Lokomotiv Yaroslav (KHL) | Forward | Season | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 138th overall, 2020 | Loko Yaroslavl (MHL) | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||
| Maxim Denezhkin | Lada Togliatti (VHL) | Forward | Season | 15 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 193rd overall, 2019 | Last 7 days | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Jeremias Lindewall | Modo Hockey (Sweden) | Forward | Season | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 200th overall, 2020 | MoDo Hockey J20 (J20 Nationell) | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| Aapeli Räsänen | KalPa (Liiga) | Forward | Season | 17 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 153rd overall, 2016 | |||||||
| Patrik Siikanen | JVP (Liiga) | Forward | Season | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 195th overall, 2018 | Last 7 days | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NCAA | |||||||
| Skyler Brind’Amour | Quinnipiac Univ | Forward | Season | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 177th overall, 2017 | Last 7 days | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Filip Engaras | University of New Hampshire | Forward | Season | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 169th overall, 2020 | Last 7 days | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tomas Mazura | Providence College | Forward | Season | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 162nd overall, 2019 | Last 7 days | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Luca Munzenberger | University of Vermont | Defence | Season | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90th overall, 2021 | Last 7 days | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Carter Savoie | University of Denver | Forward | Season | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 100th overall, 2020 | Last 7 days | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| OHL | |||||||
| Matvey Petrov | North Bay Battalion | Forward | Season | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 180th overall, 2021 | Last 7 days | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Tyler Tullio | Oshawa Generals | Forward | Season | 10 | 3 | 12 | 14 |
| 126th overall, 2020 | Last 7 days | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||
| QMJHL | |||||||
| Xavier Bourgault | Shawinigan Cataractes | Forward | Season | 10 | 7 | 9 | 17 |
| 22nd overall, 2021 | Last 7 days | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| USHL | |||||||
| Shane Lachance | Youngstown Phantoms | Forward | Season | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 186th overall, 2021 | Last 7 days | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| WHL | |||||||
| Jake Chiasson | Brandon Wheat Kings | Forward | Season | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 116th overall, 2021 | Last 7 days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Max Wanner | Moose Jaw Warriors | Defence | Season | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 212th overall, 2021 | Last 7 days | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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