A good ol' Carolina Storm Surge lifted Andrei Svechnikov's&nbsp;lacrosse-style goal over Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid's beauty against the Maple Leafs for the NHL's top goal of this season.

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Svechnikov's gem, scored against Calgary goaltender David Rittich on Oct. 29 of this pandemic-paused season, garnered 62&nbsp;per cent of the vote, thanks to a late boost from Hurricanes fans.

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McDavid's&nbsp;undressing of the Leafs — a burst of speed past defenceman Morgan Rielly&nbsp;before a top-shelf flick over goalie Michael Hutchinson in a 6-4 Oilers win on Jan. 6 — received 38 per cent.

Hurricanes' Svechnikov dazzles with lacrosse goal in win over Flames

Andrei Svechnikov scored twice in the final 10:47, including a spectacular lacrosse-style goal that tied it, and the Carolina Hurricanes rallied to beat the Calgary Flames 2-1 on Tuesday night.

Calgary Flames goaltender David Rittich deflects a shot during the second period of the against the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, N.C., on Tuesday.

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Fun to watch, almost impossible to defend, 'lacrosse' goal causing fits for NHL goalies

Carolina's Andrei Svechnikov dazzled the NHL in October when he scored the first "lacrosse" goal in the league's history, and then the second in December. When Nashville's Filip Forsberg repeated the feat in January, it would seem Svechnikov has started a trend.

A new NHL phenomenon: The evolution of the lacrosse goal

Carolina's Andrei Svechnikov pulls off the first "lacrosse" goal in NHL history against the Calgary Flames in October.

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No. 1 Matthew Tkachuk goes between the legs in OT

No. 2 Filip Forsberg pulls off lacrosse goal at full speed

No. 3 Connor McDavid speeds through Flyers

No. 4 Sonny Milano&nbsp;scores full-speed between-the-legs beauty

No. 5 Jack Eichel dangles from east to west

No. 6 Mitch Marner dekes before backhand finish

No. 7 Gabriel Landeskog splits the defence

No. 8 Blake Coleman finishes with one hand

No. 11 Alex Ovechkin&nbsp;slides home goal from his stomach

No. 12 Auston Matthews shows off quick hands

No. 16 Shea Weber scores off double-slapper​​​​​​&nbsp;

After a week-long fan vote bracket on Hockey Night in Canada, Carolina Hurricanes forward Andrei Svechnikov was voted as having the best goal in the NHL this season, scoring the first-ever lacrosse goal in league history

Andrei Svechnikov's lacrosse-style gem voted best goal thanks to another Carolina Storm Surge

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