LAS VEGAS (CBSNewYork/AP) — The NHL plans to play three-on-three in overtime next season.
The league’s general managers and players agreed Tuesday to change the regular-season overtime period from five minutes of four-on-four hockey to three-on-three.
The Board of Governors still must approve the change Wednesday when it meets in Las Vegas. The Board also will consider a recommendation to allow coaches to challenge goals on the basis of goalie interference calls or offside calls.
But the biggest agreement was reached on a fundamental change to overtime, which has been four-on-four in the NHL since 1999.