ROW

Sports abbreviation · Ice Hockey

ROW
Stands forRegulation plus overtime wins
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ROW stands for Regulation plus overtime wins, an ice hockey abbreviation.

NHL standings figure counting wins earned in regulation or overtime, excluding shootout wins. It served as the first tiebreaker from 2010-11 through 2018-19.

Example: They held the ROW tiebreaker and clinched the final wild-card spot.

Usage notes

Created to reduce the influence of shootouts on playoff races. It was replaced as the first tiebreaker by regulation wins (RW) in 2019-20 but remains a later tiebreaker.

More ice hockey abbreviations

  • PIM – Penalty minutes
  • PK – Penalty kill
  • PP – Power play
  • PPG – Power-play goal
  • PTO – Professional tryout
  • PTS – Points (basketball)
  • RW – Right wing
  • S% – Shooting percentage
  • SHG – Short-handed goal
  • SO – Shootout
  • SOG – Shots on goal
  • SV – Saves

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