Scoring? No Problem.

HALIFAX - Coming in to the season, fans and hockey personnel alike were wondering if the Halifax Mooseheads would be as strong as they were last year. Well it was just one preseason non-important game but the home team showed they are going to be just as strong as last year, when they won the Memorial Cup. The team was able to score 7 goals on the back of a few veterans and plenty of rookies last night. About half of the returning players were actually listed on the gameday roster while the rest were rookies trying to make the team.

Halifax-Cape Breton Game at a Glance

FINAL: Cape Breton 3 at Halifax 7

Cape Breton scorers: Matthew Nosella, Raphael Corriveau, Timothe Simard 

Halifax scorers: Brendan Duke, Matt Murphy, Vincent Watt, Luca Ciampini, Jonathan Lacroix-Courville, Andrew Ryan, Connor Moynihan 

Powerplay: CAP - 1/8, HFX - 2/6

Shots: Eagles - 8+7+9=24, Mooseheads - 13+13+13=39

Attendance: 1,289 (capacity: 5,600)

The Chronicle Herald's recap: The Halifax Mooseheads started the new hockey season exactly like they finished the old.

HalifaxMooseheads.ca's recap: Hockey is back in Moose Country and the Moose picked up right where they left off with a 7-3 win over the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles at the Halifax Forum. 

capebretoneagles.com's recap: The Cape Breton Screaming Eagles opened their preseason schedule with a 7-3 loss to the Halifax Mooseheads at the Halifax Forum on Saturday afternoon.

Metro Halifax's recap: Vincent Watt laid it all on the line at the Halifax Forum Saturday afternoon.