Will Lawless of the Memorial Marauders, left, protects the puck as he's pressured by Khoner White of the Glace Bay Panthers during Cape Breton High School Hockey League playoff action at the Emera Centre Northside on Thursday. Glace Bay won the game 8-1. - Jeremy Fraser

NORTH SYDNEY, N.S. — 

Dylan O'Neill had a four-point game to lead the Glace Bay Panthers to an 8-1 victory over the Memorial Marauders in Cape Breton High School Hockey League playoff action at the Emera Centre Northside on Thursday.

O'Neill's performance included a hat trick, which he completed in the second period.

Connor MacIntyre scored twice while Liam Peterson, Logan Snow, and Ty Clarke also scored goals for the Panthers (2-0-0-0).

Ian Jenkins had the lone goal for the Marauders (1-1-0-0).

Glace Bay's Darian MacInnis made 17 saves. Memorial's Andrew Marsh allowed seven goals on 20 shots, before being replaced by Aidan Penny, who stopped two of three shots in his 15 minutes of relief. Marsh was tagged with the loss.

Cape Breton High School Hockey League double round robin playoffs continue on Friday with the Riverview Ravens hosting the Sydney Academy Wildcats at 8 p.m. at the Cape Breton County Recreation Centre in Coxheath.