Gahan Rector of the Riverview Ravens, right, looks for a pass option from the slot as he’s pressured by Ryan Aucoin of the Glace Bay Panthers during Cape Breton High School Hockey League action at the Cape Breton County Recreation Centre on Wednesday. Glace Bay won the game 8-6. JEREMY FRASER/CAPE BRETON POST.

COXHEATH, N.S. – In a back-and-forth opening game, the Glace Bay Panthers were able to outscore the Riverview Ravens in Cape Breton High School Hockey League action on Wednesday.

The Panthers, who scored six goals in the second period, defeated the Ravens 8-6 in front of a jam-packed Cape Breton County Recreation Centre in Coxheath.

Kale MacDonald and Dylin White each scored twice, while Ryan Aucoin, C.J. Peach-McNeil, Garrett MacIntosh and Hudson Clarke added single markers for the Panthers (1-0-0-0).

Gahan Rector, Rory Mills, Matthew Burke, Lucas Phillipo, Owen Buckley and Marcus Kelly replied with goals for the Ravens (0-1-0-0).

Glace Bay’s Brandon Cole made 15 saves. Riverview’s Kayden Mollons stopped 22 of 30 shots.

High school hockey action continues on Thursday with Memorial hosting Sydney Academy at 7:40 p.m. at the Emera Centre Northside in North Sydney.