It’s only one game, but it’s always nice to start the season with a victory, and the Muskegon Lumberjacks did that in impressive fashion on Wednesday.

The Jacks overcame an early two-goal deficit, scored five unanswered goals in the first period, then held on for a 7-4 victory over the Sioux Falls Stampede in the USHL Fall Classic in Pittsburgh.

Seven different Lumberjacks scored in the win, while defenseman Nathan McBrayer had two assists.

The Lumberjacks will remain in Pittsburgh for one more game, playing Tri-City on Friday afternoon. Their home opener will be Friday, Sept. 30 against the Chicago Steel.

Muskegon Lumberjacks forward Jake Richard, who scored a goal in the opening-game win.

The game did not start out well for the Lumberjacks. Sioux Falls grabbed a quick 2-0 lead on goals by Maxim Strbak at 3:28 of the first period and Will McDonough at 8:25.

Then the Lumberjacks answered with a flurry, ending the period with five unanswered goals scored by five different players.

Rookie Cody Croal found the net at 11:05 of the opening period, followed by Owen Mehlenbacher (11:54), Ethan Whitcomb (14:50), Jake Richard (17:14), and David Hymovitch (19:54).

Maddox Fleming scored for the Stampede at 2:11 of the second period, narrowing the score to 5-3, then Muskegon’s George Fegaras answered with a goal to make the score 6-3 headed into the third.

Sioux Fall’s Samuel Harris found the next 2:01 into the third period, then Muskegon rookie Sacha Boisvert ended the scoring with a goal at the 17:02 mark.

Lumberjacks goalie Noah Rupprecht stopped 22 of 26 shots to collect the win. Sioux Falls outshot Muskegon 26-23.