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With tonight's win and regulation loss from the New York Rangers, the Pittsburgh Penguins have officially clinched a playoff berth for a 15th-straight season, which also represents the longest active postseason streak among teams in the major North American professional sports leagues.

Below is a look at the longest-active postseason streak in each major North American professional sports league.
| NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 15 | | MLS | Seattle Sounders FC | 12 | | WNBA | Minnesota Lynx | 10 | | MLB | Los Angeles Dodgers | 8 | | NBA | Houston Rockets | 8 | | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | | League | Team | Postseason Streak | | --- | --- | --- |
Since the 1967 NHL Expansion, the Penguins' 15-season playoff streak is the eighth-longest run of any NHL club.
No NHL team has had a more dominant 15-year stretch since Pittsburgh's franchise-record playoff streak began in 2006-07. The Penguins 678 wins, .638 points percentage and 3,589 goals scored all rank first in the NHL over that span. Leading the way for Pittsburgh is none other than captain Sidney Crosby, whose 1,217 regular-season points over that span are more than any other player.
The Penguins' 15-straight playoff appearances has come with four trips to the Stanley Cup Final, and three Stanley Cup Championships (2009, '16, '17). Pittsburgh's three Stanley Cups during this 15-year stretch is tied with the Chicago Blackhawks for most in the NHL during that span. Since 2006-07, no NHL team has more playoff victories than the Penguins 98.