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To make the nhl playoffs you have to be the top team in your division or in the top 5 teams in your conference besides the division champions. 8 teams are taken from each conference.
Since the Super Bowl began, the Steelers have made the playoffs 26 times. This is through the 2011 season.
The past 30 years would be from the 1980 season. The Steelers made the playoffs 17 times since 1980.
The Steelers made the playoffs following their wins in Superbowls IX, X and XIII. They failed to make the playoffs after winning Super Bowls XIV, XL and XLIII.
In the ABA, they made it to the playoffs 7 times. In the NBA, they made it to the playoffs 16 times.
The most consecutive years the Steelers made the playoffs was eight. That was from 1972-1979.The current streak is two. They made the playoffs in 2010 and 2011.
The last playoff appearance for the New York Islanders was in the 2012-13 season. They lost in the Conference Quarterfinals to the Pittsburgh Penguins four games to two.
They have made the playoffs 25 times with a record of 17-18.
Since the Dallas Mavericks were established in 1980, they have made it to the playoffs 20 times.
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Through the 2013 season, the New York Giants made it to the playoffs 31 times.