Last season they made the conference semifinals, but lost to Detroit.
They went on to lose in the conference semifinals of the playoffs.
However, they never advanced past the conference semifinals during the decade.
Both of their teams were eliminated in the conference semifinals.
They took a 1-0 lead in the conference semifinals, but then dropped the next two, losing to Phoenix.
They eliminated Chicago in the conference semifinals and had to wait 11 days for the finals.
The Penguins finished 37-30-14 this season and lost in the conference semifinals.
They did it in 2004 against the Nets, winning the conference semifinals after falling behind, 3-2.
They lost to the Georgia Force in the conference semifinals, 41-50.
The eight division winners will play best-of-5 series for the conference semifinals and finals.