Eagles soar over Mooseheads with 6-3 victory
Posted Mar 14, 2025 10:06:23 PM.
Last Updated Mar 15, 2025 12:11:44 PM.
Strong nights by Nova Scotians Jacob Newcombe and Joseph Henneberry led the Cape Breton Eagles to a 6-3 victory over the Halifax Mooseheads.
The Herd struck first, as Quinn Kennedy intercepted a clear attempt by the Cape Breton defence and fired a laser past Eagles goalie Alexis Cournoyer from the left faceoff circle on the powerplay for his 23rd of the season. Cape Breton scored two late in the period to end the first with the lead. Sambro native Jacob Newcombe scored both for the Eagles.
The Eagles kept the momentum in the second period as Joseph Henneberry lit the lamp less than a minute into the frame. Liam Kilfoil responded for the Herd, tipping a shot from Shawn Carrier into the Cape Breton net. Mooseheads captain Brady Schultz was assisting on that play. Thomas Lavoie restored the Eagles two goal lead less than 30 seconds after Kilfoils goal, beating Steinman up close off a pass from Andrew Brown.
The Herd’s bench shortened halfway through the second period as the team announced defenceman Eddy Doyle would miss the remainder of the game due to an upper body injury.
Mooseheads captain Brady Schultz tied Konrad Abeltshauser for most points by a Mooseheads defender after scoring his 7th of the season off a faceoff in the third period. MacPhee won a faceoff and found Kilfoil who sent the puck to Schultz who fired from the point, beating Cournoyer on the powerplay. Cape Breton retained their two goal lead as Henneberry added his second of the night for the Eagles. An empty netter from Alexandre Guy put the game out of the reach of the Mooseheads.
With the loss the Herd fall to 18-34-9 while the Eagles improve to 32-22-7
The Cape Breton Eagles secured the three stars of the game. Jacob Newcombe earned first star with three points, Joseph Henneberry was awarded second star also with three points and third star went to Thomas Lavoie who scored the game winner for the Eagles.
Halifax will be back in action on Sunday, March 16 as they host the Cape Breton Eagles at the Scotiabank Centre for the last battle of Nova Scotia this regular season. Puck drop is at 3 p.m., and you can catch all the action here on 95.7 NewsRadio.
