Vegas was able to trim the lead to just one before the end of the second period though, taking advantage of a forced turnover behind Frederik Andersen.
This sent the game into the final frame of regulation with a 2-1 score, but the Canes would get their two-goal lead back 8:32 in. Just five seconds into a power play, Sebastian Aho tipped home a Tony DeAngelo shot for his 18th marker of the season and the first of what would be two on the night.
The lead held true for just over five minutes, but then within a span of 4:22, Vegas had made it a 3-3 game. Pete DeBoer's club was able to put together a third period push, scoring twice and forcing Frederik Andersen to come up big several times to keep the game from swinging in favor of the visitors.
For the fifth time this season the Hurricanes needed overtime.
In the extra frame, a mishap by two Vegas forwards forced their defenseman, Alex Pietrangelo, to give the puck away from his defending end. Svechnikov was there to pick up the free offering, then setting up Aho for the game-winning tally. The goal gave the Finnish center a bit of franchise history, becoming the organization's new all-time leader with his seventh overtime goal.