Ottawa to Montreal is an easy drive alright. It'll take you about 2 hours to get from downton to downton. Just go straight into Montreal until you hit the 15 south (Decaire), follow it until it turns into the 720 (Ville Marie) and that will take you right downtown.
They'll let you in with a camera at the Bell Centre as look as it isn't an SLR. There's always tonnes of people taking pictures in the stands. I asked about my SLR though and they said no.
There's not too much of the forum left (its mostly a movie threatre now, along with a couple other stores), but they did save a small section of some of the seats which are still there.
Parking you're going to get screwed anyway you look at it. Parking in downtown Montreal is difficult at anytime, so its damn near impossible during a Habs game. If you find a meter take it no matter how far away, its like winning a jackpot. Some of them have a 2 hour maximum so be careful.
Most lots will double their price during the game, so you're looking at least $20, more likely $30 to park in a lot. If you're at the Forum early enough there's underground parking there, but I'm not sure what the price is. The Forum is a good 15-20 min walk from the Bell Centre though.
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