The Penguins are off until Tuesday, when they travel to face the Carolina Hurricanes.
They have 33 points, one more than the idle Carolina Hurricanes, who have played one less game.
The Carolina Hurricanes lost money in all but one season, the San Jose Sharks in all but two.
The Jets (18-18-2) lost their fourth straight, but still lead the Southeast Division over the Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals.
After Monday night's home game against the Carolina Hurricanes, a 6-4 Islanders loss, the count was down to an even 100.
Pittsburgh also made some noise before the deadline by acquiring center Jussi Jokinen from the Carolina Hurricanes to help offset the loss of Crosby.
The team made it to the playoffs with a record of 52 wins and 30 losses, losing in the conference finals to the Carolina Hurricanes.
Lundqvist made a season-high 48 saves, and the New York Rangers gave the Carolina Hurricanes their club-record-tying seventh straight home loss, 4-1 on Saturday night.
The Jets (18-18-2) lost their fourth straight, but still lead the Southeast Division by two points over the Washington Capitals and four over the Carolina Hurricanes.
In Monday night's 5-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, David Krejci scored the tiebreaking goal on a pass from rookie defenseman Dougie Hamilton with 1:50 left.
Captain Ryan Callahan scored 2:55 into overtime, and New York rallied to clinch a third straight playoff berth by beating the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Thursday night.
Sure, fans booed the team off the ice in late March of this latest season after a loss to the Carolina Hurricanes that mathematically eliminated them from contention.
But teams like the Carolina Hurricanes, Phoenix Coyotes, Tampa Bay Lightning, Anaheim Ducks and Columbus Blue Jackets would still have trouble making money unless they went at least two rounds in the playoffs.
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Miller fumbled his way to a goal in the third round of a shootout and New York snapped a three-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night.
Back at home Monday night after a four-game trip that concluded with losses at Buffalo, Winnipeg and Pittsburgh, the Rangers were sluggish early against the Carolina Hurricanes and started the second period in a familiar hole.
Until September 2004, that is, when hurricanes Frances and Ivan hit the Carolina mountains.
New York has the same record as Carolina, 15-13-2, but the Hurricanes now hold the eighth spot based on a tiebreaker.
Since taking a 2-0 lead against Washington on March 14 a game the Hurricanes lost 3-2 to start their slide Carolina has been outscored 45-16 while tumbling from the Southeast Division lead.
New Jersey kept buzzing in the Carolina zone and the pressure paid off as Justin Faulk coughed up the puck in the Hurricanes' zone and Carter backhanded the turnover past Ward at 1:34 to tie the game at 2.
The waters off North Carolina's coast, for a host of environmental factors including sharp winds, shifting currents, hurricanes and a large shoal off shore, make it particularly dangerous for shipping.
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