Competition Committee Meeting suggests overtime changes, expanded video review

The NHL's Competition Committee recommended six changes to the game for next season at the Competition Committee Meeting on Monday that concluded just after 5 p.m. ET.

The committee pushed for expanded video review on goaltender interference penalties. The rest of the recommendations are as told by Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun:

For the trapezoid to be expanded by four feet overall (two feet on each side of the goal line). That would give goalies more room to play the puck.

Changes to regular-season overtime: Have teams change ends after regulation to force long line changes, which in theory should help create more offense. They also proposed a dry scrape after regulation to clean up the ice.

Faceoffs in offensive/defensive zone: Adopt IIHF hashmarks, which are five feet apart (NHL currently has them three and a half feet apart).

The committee also wants more done to curb embellishment and diving in the NHL, perhaps via fine or additional penalty.

Kicking pucks: Committee wants to see more leniency and allow a bit more when it comes to kicking motion.

And the meat of it: More discussion of expanded video review, particularly when it comes to goalie interference. There was no real resolution on this on Monday -- simply the agreement that it will be further discussed.

NHL Director of Hockey Operations Colin Campbell told reporters after the meetings the embellishment to draw penalties is going to have to come to an end.