MONCTON, New Brunswick (Interstat) — Eliot Litalien scored twice, and the Cape Breton Eagles defeated the Moncton Wildcats 4-1 on Friday at Avenir Centre. Cape Breton improved to 7-7, while Moncton fell to 7-8 in front of 4,438 fans. Alonso Gosselin opened the scoring at 5:18 of the first period. Maxim Schäfer made it 2-0 at 12:13, with assists from Liam Lefebvre and Elias Schneider. Litalien pushed the lead to 3-0 at 6:46 of the second, assisted by Romain Litalien and Lefebvre. Tommy Coccaro got Moncton on the board at 8:25, with Wyatt Blace and Shayne Gould assisting. Litalien restored Cape Breton’s three-goal cushion at 11:10, with Cole Chandler and Aiden McCullough assisting. Litalien finished with two goals and two shots. Coccaro had one goal, three shots, two penalty minutes and one hit. Lefebvre added two assists, four shots and four penalty minutes. Gosselin had one goal, three shots and two hits.