The Exeter Hawks were kept off the scoreboard until the final three minutes of the game as they fell 2-1 to Port Stanley.
Christian Petrozza was the lone scorer for the Hawks, slipping one passed Ryan Langford unassisted and shorthanded.
Matt Baker and Trevor Smith scored for the Sailors.
Exeter out shot Port Stanley 37-24.
Langford made 36 saves in the win. Dane Gubbels stopped 22 shots for the Hawks.