Hurricanes winger Andrei Svechnikov opened the scoring at 3:04 of the first period, finishing a rebound after Karel Vejmelka stopped Jalen Chatfield's backhand. The Mammoth protected that lead until a four-minute high-sticking penalty on Barrett Hayton with 5:18 remaining changed the game. With Brandon Bussi pulled for the extra attacker, Svechnikov scored his second of the night on the power play at 18:01, cutting the deficit to one. Gostisbehere then tied the game 22 seconds later with his second goal, a long-range shot through traffic. Following the game, Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour singled out Svechnikov's impact.