Dartmouth – 5
Cape Breton West Islanders – 2
Cape Breton West goals: Luke Hadley, Bryce Thomson
The Islanders (10-18-1), who had won back-to-back games and three of their last four before Sunday’s loss, are sixth in the eight-team league with 21 points, 10 points behind Dartmouth for fifth, and two points ahead of the seventh-place Valley.
Dartmouth won four of the five games in the season series between the teams.