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Police look to contain rowdy Canadiens fans after win over Vegas to advance to Stanley Cup final
Rowdy fans outside the Bell Centre were already celebrating cheering and launching fireworks before the Montreal Canadiens beat the Vegas Golden Knights to advance to the Stanley Cup final for the first time since 1993 on Thursday.
Artturi Lehkonen scored in overtime as Montreal edged Vegas 3−2 to take the third−round series in six games, with the goal setting off wild scenes of unbridled joy both inside and outside the Bell Centre.
Outside the arena, where mobile internet connections were poor, few people appeared to know who had scored the game−winning goal, only that their team had won, as fans hugged each other, danced in the streets and chanted “olé, olé, olé” and “go Habs go!”