The Hawks had a familiar result Friday in Yorkton, but the one-goal setback against the Terriers went down to the wire finishing 3-2.
Nipawin trailed 3-0 early in the second after the Terriers scored twice in the first and in the first minute of the second, but the Hawks clawed back.
Mason Karakockuk, 18, wrapped around his ninth goal of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) season late in the second, Eric Hoiness rifled his seventh of the campaign cutting the lead to one.
Nipawin outshot Yorkton 13-5 in the third period and 20-14 over the final two periods, but Ethan Farrow earned the Terriers the win.
Gage Roberts was stellar in goal for the Hawks making 32 stops.
Nipawin will host the Mustangs on Saturday at 7 p.m.
