The Latest Breaking News from Bell Centre

MONTREAL — Artturi Lehkonen was standing at the same end of the ice where he scored the Canadiens’ most important goal of this century. That goal, the Game 6 overtime winner that sent Montreal to the Stanley Cup Final in 2021, played above him on the Bell Centre jumbotron.

MONTREAL – Patrick Kane, who was preparing to play his third game with the Rangers, was mobbed by the local media after the Rangers’ optional morning skate Thursday at Bell Centre.

MONTREAL – The Penguins coughed up a two-goal lead in the third period and lost to the Montreal Canadiens, 3-2, when Kirby Dach scored in overtime.

The Boston Celtics and the Toronto Raptors are set to play an exhibition contest at the Bell Centre arena in Montreal today.

MONTREAL — Liam Ohgren, a left winger from Sweden, was the Wild's first pick in the NHL draft on Thursday night at Bell Centre.

The Ducks selected Pavel Mintyukov, a defenseman from Russia who played for Saginaw (Michigan) of the Ontario Hockey League, 10th overall in the NHL entry draft on Thursday at the Bell Centre in Montreal. The rebuilding team coveted a skillful defenseman with the first of its two first-round draft picks.

MONTREAL — Anthony Beauvillier received a bunch of text messages from local friends forewarning him about how loud the crowd at Bell Centre would be on Friday night with Carey Price returning to the Canadiens’ lineup for the first time this season after a tumultuous personal trek.

MONTREAL — The Blues still can’t get this road thing down. A .500 team away from home most of the season, the Blues were upset by the Montreal Canadiens, 3-2, in overtime Thursday at Bell Centre.

MONTREAL — On a stage laid out directly onto the Bell Centre ice, the Montreal Canadiens introduced newly hired general manager Kent Hughes on Wednesday afternoon.