COMMENTARY
On Jan. 3, 1931 — 88 years ago Thursday night — Nels Stewart potted two goals in four seconds on legendary Bruins goalie Tiny Thompson. It won’t shock you to learn this remains an NHL record, though it was matched in 1995 and nearly again in 2011 when diminutive BC product Nathan Gerbe scored two in five seconds for Buffalo.
Contemporary reports were a bit lacking on Stewart’s achievement, which helped his Montreal Maroons win 5-3 at the famed Forum. In fact, the AP not only described the second goal coming “10 seconds” after the first, it didn’t even credit the future Hall of Famer for both of them.