Devils' Cory Schneider says 3-on-3 OT format is 'going to be tough' on goalies

Cory Schneider was one of the top goaltenders in the NHL last season and even he thinks the league's new 3-on-3 overtime format will be detrimental to netminders and their stat lines.

"It's going to be interesting for the goalies," Schneider told ESPN.com's Joe McDonald. "I was a passenger during that discussion. I suggested a side category where a goalie's 3-on-3 stats could be hidden away and not put into your main stats, because it's going to be tough."

Schneider, 29, ranked in the league's top 10 in GAA (2.26) and save percentage (.925) despite playing on a New Jersey Devils team that only won 32 games last season, but he believes that no matter how talented the goaltending is across the league, the new format is in favor of the shooters.

"There's so much talent in the NHL and sometimes 5-on-5 opens up, but 3-on-3 is going to open up and fans are really going to love it. It's going to be up and down the ice. It's going to be hard for us goalies, so we're going to have to be really sharp and ready to go."

The NHL Board of Governors approved the new 3-on-3 overtime format in June.