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Montreal Canadiens defenceman Victor Mete suffers season-ending foot injury

Feb 26, 2020 | 12:16 PM

Montreal Canadiens defenceman Victor Mete will miss the rest of the season with a broken foot, the team announced Wednesday.

Mete suffered the injury during the game in Detroit last Tuesday.

The 21-year-old Mete had four goals and 11 assists in 51 games this season. He has four goals and 27 assists in 171 career NHL games with Montreal.

The native of Woodbridge, Ont., was a fourth-round pick (100th overall) of the Canadiens in 2016.