POSTGAME: Eagles 3, Mooseheads 5

MC POST-GAME
Eagles can't keep two goal lead in third period

HALIFAX - Rookie Nikolaj Ehlers made his return to Moose Country well worth it. 

The Canadian Press' recap: The Mooseheads scored four unanswered goals in the third period to hand Cape Breton its fourth loss in a row.

Halifax Metro's recap: Understandably, Cavan Fitzgerald was a bundle of nerves before making his QMJHL debut with the Halifax Mooseheads on Saturday evening (at home, no less).

The Q News' recap: In his return to Halifax, Danish forward Nikolaj Ehlers scored twice leading the Mooseheads to a 5-3 victory over the Cape Breton Screaming on Saturday night in the first segment of the annual Battle of Nova Scotia in front of 9,624 fans at the Halifax Metro Centre.

halifaxmooseheads.ca's recap: What a turn of events.

capebretoneagles.com's recap: Cavan Fitzgerald's goal at 15:06 of the third period proved to be the game winner as the Halifax Mooseheads got by the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 5-3 in front of 9,624 fans on hand at the Halifax Metro Centre on Saturday.

MISSING IN ACTION: Andrew Ryan (hurt), Darcy Ashley (hurt), Ryan Falkenham (hip), Jonathan Drouin (World Juniors), Luca Ciampini (hurt), Brendan Duke (whiplash) and Zach Fucale (World Juniors) were scratched for the Mooseheads while Matthew Donnelly, Jason Bell, Bradley Lalonde and Michael Lyle were not in the lineup for Cape Breton

COMEBACK
The Mooseheads came back from a 3-1 deficit in the third period. Four goals in the last twenty minutes by the home team was the difference in this game.

BATTLE OF NS
It was the annual Battle of NS event which is held by the two Nova Scotian teams the weekend after Christmas break. The team's home special blue game worn jerseys are raffled off to fans in support of NS Special Olympics.

SHOTS
Halifax was overly outshot by Cape Breton last night through two periods as shots after 40 minutes were 37 to 12 in favour of the Eagles.

FITZGERALD 
Rookie Cavan Fitzgerald who was called up late last week scored his first QMJHL career goal in his first career game. With so many injuries and two of the top players on the team in Europe, Fitzgerald and Mike Molloy were called up for this weekends games. Cavan also received 2nd star honors.

EHLERS
Nikolaj Ehlers returned to Metro Centre ice last night after helping his home country Denmark to a perfect 5 and 0 record at the Division 1 Group A and was part of the third period comeback. Ehlers scored the tying goal and an empty net goal that sealed the deal. It was his 7th two goal game.

DARVEAU 
Kevin Darveau was certainly the busier of the 2 goaltenders in round one of the 2013 Battle of NS. Darveau stopped 42 pucks during the game. He was named the first star of the game.

OTHER SCORES
Chicoutimi 2 - 1 Baie-Comeau
Victoriaville 5 - 3 Shawinigan
Drummondville 5 - 2 Sherbrooke
Bathurst 0 - 4 Charlottetown
Moncton 5 - 4 Saint John
Blainville 2 - 4 Gatineau
Rimouski 4 - 5 Quebec OT
Rouyn-Noranda 4 - 5 Val-d'Or OT

UP NEXT 
The two teams meet again tonight in Cape Breton for the second round of the Battle of Nova Scotia. Puck drops at 7pm.