Last night’s 10-2 win for the Pittsburgh Penguins over the San Jose Sharks was littered with milestones.

For San Jose, their milestones were mostly humiliating. They became the first team to allow double digit goals against in back to back games since the 1965-66 Boston Bruins. San Jose is the first team to do it in the Expansion Era NHL.

San Jose also had an NHL debut last night, when goaltender Magnus Chrona came in for the yanked Mackenzie Blackwood. Chrona was scored on 4 times as the Penguins showed no mercy for the 23 year old Swede.

Meanwhile, the Penguins reached countless milestone moments last night, including what we thought was the first NHL point for rookie defenseman Ryan Shea.

Shea was credited with an assist, as was Bryan Rust, on Jake Guentzel’s second goal of the game, which made it a 10-2 score for the Penguins.

Two goals for Smith.
Two goals for Malkin.
Two goals for Guentzel.

…and a big congratulations on your first NHL point, Ryan Shea! pic.twitter.com/C6aghzjRVz

— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) November 5, 2023

However, later on in the night, the crediting on the goal was changed to be an unassisted goal by Guentzel, taking away Shea’s first NHL point.

Shea, 26, is a regular on an NHL roster for the first time in his professional career. A fourth round pick by the Chicago Blackhawks in 2015, Shea eventually found his way to the Dallas Stars organization after Chicago opted to never sign him.

Shea signed an entry level contract with the Stars ahead of the 2020-21 season, and while he spent occasional stints on Dallas’ NHL roster, they were never for long, and they never resulted in his debut in the league.

Instead, he spent a vast majority of those years in the AHL with the Texas Stars, and signed as a free agent with the Penguins organization this summer.

He’s made a name for himself so far this year, being a solid defenseman and staying in the lineup ahead of Chad Ruhwedel and P.O. Joseph in several games this year. He made his NHL debut on October 21st and has appeared in 6 games for Pittsburgh so far this year.

Unfortunately for him, he’s going to have to wait a little bit longer to obtain his next milestone in the league.

As for other members of the Penguins, Jake Guentzel scored his 200th goal in the NHL, becoming the fastest member of his draft class to do so. In addition, Sidney Crosby played in his 1,200th NHL game, and Vinnie Hinostroza, playing in his first game for the Penguins this season, recorded his first goal and assist with the team.

(Featured photo from the Pittsburgh Penguins)