When Jeff Carter was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers at 11th overall back in 2003, his teammate John Marino was just six years old.
We didn’t just say that out to make him (and us) feel old, but to emphasize how much he’s accomplished. In 16 NHL seasons, he’s played over 1,000 games and scored nearly 400 goals. He’s won two Stanley Cups (2012, 2014), led the NHL in game-winning tallies (12 in 2008-09) and scored eight hat tricks.
But one thing Carter has never done is score four times in a single game— that is, until May 6, 2021.