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(Sports Network) - The defending champion Los Angeles Kings hope a return home can get them back into the Western Conference quarterfinals, as they host the St. Bryce Love Redskins Jersey . Louis Blues in Game 3 at Staples Center. The Kings won the franchises first Stanley Cup last spring, but find themselves down 2-0 in this best-of-seven series after dropping two straight in St. Louis. Los Angeles went 16-4 during the 2012 postseason and never trailed a series at any point. That run included a four-game sweep of the Blues in the conference semifinals. L.A. dropped a 2-1 overtime decision against the fourth-seeded Blues in Game 1 on Tuesday and lost Thursdays second meeting late in regulation. Barret Jackmans first career playoff goal came with 50.4 seconds to play as St. Louis took another 2-1 decision to go ahead 2-0 in the series. The fifth-seeded Kings, however, hope to get something going on home ice in Games 3 and 4. L.A. had an outstanding 19-4-1 record at the Staples Center this season compared to an 8-12-4 mark on the road. The Kings also won seven straight as the host to close the regular season and last lost at home on March 23 against Vancouver. The Blues, meanwhile, played consistently well at home and on the road this season. St. Louis was 15-8-1 at Scottrade Center and 14-9-1 everywhere else. However, the Blues lost their two playoff games last season in Los Angeles by a combined 7-3 score. St. Louis trailed the Kings by a 1-0 score after 40 minutes on Thursday, but Patrik Berglund tied the game early in the third period to back a 28-save effort by Brian Elliott. Later, with time nearing the end of regulation, Chris Stewart brought the puck in down the right side and slid a short pass over to Jackman, who snapped a wrister past the glove of Jonathan Quick for a 2-1 lead -- the hosts first and only of the game. "You get a bounce," said Jackman. "You get a puck that you dont normally get and you put it home, and its definitely a good feeling." LA got Quick out of the net shortly after the ensuing faceoff, but was unable to get any quality chances before time expired. Team captain Dustin Brown scored the lone goal of the game for the Kings, while Quick posted 23 saves in the loss. "Four games will win this series, so we just focus on the next one, were going home," said Brown. "Weve played really well at home this year. Weve got to take care of our home ice here." Kings forward Anze Kopitar is still looking for his first goal since March 25 and the Slovenian star has one assist in the first two games of this series. Kopitar, who had eight goals and 12 assists for L.A. in last years playoffs, went the final 16 games of the regular season without scoring a goal. Game 4 of this series is scheduled for Monday night. Russ Grimm Womens Jersey . 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On Saturday, it was fitting that Manchester Uniteds most recent dagger into the chest was delivered by Frenchman Yohan Cabaye, a wonderfully gifted central midfielder who put on an outstanding effort for Newcastle at Old Trafford. In his 50th Test match and a day short of 26 years old, Kane Williamson completed a full set of centuries against all nine other Test playing nations. He is the youngest player to achieve the feat, the 13th overall and only the second among the current crop of internationals, after Younis Khan.Having already celebrated three of the innings that contributed to Williamsons rise - his debut century against India in Ahmedabad, a subcontinental success in Sri Lanka and getting his name on the Lords honours board - ESPNcricinfo now takes an in-depth look at Williamsons full house. 102* v South Africa, Wellington 2012 Coming into the third Test of the series at 1-0 down, New Zealand were 83 for 5, chasing 389. South Africa were on the hunt for a second win and their attack was throwing everything at them. But nothing would dislodge Williamson. He survived a close call on 7, when a catch was not given, was dropped on 10 and 22, and then had to resist a rampant Morne Morkel, who hit him several times. Williamson saw out a session and a half with the tail, scored the only century by a home batsman in the series and secured the draw. Brendon McCullum said it would go down in New Zealand cricket history as one of the gutsier and more fighting efforts, of its time. 114 v Bangladesh, Chittagong 2013 With centuries in Ahmedabad and Colombo, Williamsons ability in subcontinental conditions had already been proved and he merely underlined that in this innings. Against a Bangladesh attack with five specialist bowlers and several spin options, Williamson dominated from the first ball he faced but was equally adept at adjusting to defence. His back-foot play was the hallmark of this knock, with delicate dabs, drives and cut, which allowed him to assert himself on the hosts. 113 v India, Auckland 2014 In their own backyard, New Zealand slipped to 30 for 3 in the first innings, before Williamson and McCullum got together to add 221 in a stirring rescue effort in which they scored at more than four runs an over. On a grassy surface, under overcast skies, Williamson was not just calm but aggressive early on. He maneuvered the ball into gaps, forcing MS Dhoni to spread the field. He had a lifeline on 32 when an edge was not taken and went on to hook Mohammad Shami and Zaheer Khan for six in a race to his century, which came off 138 balls. New Zealand ultimately won that match by 40 runs and won the series 1-0. 161* v West Indies, Bridgetown 2014 After scoring a century in New Zealands first Test victory in Jamaica, Williamson went even bigger in the decider in Barbados. New Zealand conceded a first-innings deficit of 24 runs and were 56 for 2 in their second innings before Williamson anchored New Zealand into a position of authority. Against spin on a tricky surface, Williamsons footwork allowed him to negotiate through tricky periods and his patience paid off. The bowlers eventually deferred to his strengths and runs came in the areas he enjoys scoring in - behind square on the offside and through midwicket. Williamsons 161 not out allowed New Zealand to set West Indies a target of 308, which proved enough for them to win their first series away from home against a top-eight nation in 12 years. 192 v Pakistan, Sharjah, November 2014 A rare lean patch saw Williamson struggle in the first two matches of New Zealands tour of the UAE but he made up for it in the third. While Brenndon McCullum smashed the then fourth-fastest double century in Tests, Williamson played second fiddle but only just. Clinton Portis Redskins Jersey. He charged at the spinners, dismissed short balls with characteristic back-foot dominance, brought out plenty of short-arm pulls, and dealt with reverse-swing. Perhaps most impressive in his showing was the restraint Williamson showed in the immediate aftermath of Phillip Hughes death. Although never hugely emotional, Williamson was even less so despite what he was achieving. He fell eight runs short of a double ton but helped New Zealand to an innings-and-80-run victory, which saw them square the series. 242* v Sri Lanka, Wellington, January 2015 Williamson only had to wait just over a month for his first double, and it was a sweet one. New Zealand conceded a 135-run first innings deficit against Sri Lanka and then slipped to 79 for 3 in their second innings. This meant that they needed a big effort to avoid sharing the series spoils. Enter Williamson. He switched gears from a cautious first hundred, in which he was dropped on 29 and 60, to an attacking second one - although he was reprieved again on 104 - which helped New Zealand set Sri Lanka a target of 390. In the process, Williamson put on 365 with BJ Watling, the highest sixth-wicket stand for New Zealand. The hosts won the series and McCullum lauded Williamson, predicting he could become New Zealands greatest ever batter. 132 v England, Lords May 2015 England racked up 389 in the first innings of Williamsons second Lords match but he was not to be outdone. Martin Guptill and Tom Latham laid the foundation with a century opening stand and Williamson built on that in signature style. His innings was an execution in elegance and timing, laced with delicate drives and steers to a vacant third man area. He pushed the scoring rate towards four to the over and went to 92 overnight before having his name inscribed on the honours board the next day. New Zealand took a first-innings lead of 134 runs but it was not enough for them to win the match. 140 v Australia, Brisbane, November 2015 If New Zealand had started to think they were coming out of the shadows of their geographical big brother Australia because of recent gains, David Warner and Usman Khawaja showed them they had not. They scored aggressive centuries in the opening match in Brisbane as Australia declared on 556 for 4. New Zealands only answer was Williamson. He was the only batsmen to get a score above 50 and went on to almost triple his returns. He scored 68% of his runs in boundaries, picking gaps well, and complimented his cut shot with the leg-side paddle. He saved New Zealand from the follow-on but could not cushion them from defeat. 113 v Zimbabwe, Bulawayo, August 2016 In his first series as Test captain Williamson announced himself with 91 in the opening match and went one better in the next. On a flat Queens surface against an attack with neither express pace nor mystery spin, this may have been the least Williamson was challenged on his way to three figures but it still required the right mindset. Without underestimating his opposition, Williamson applied himself patiently to the task, took his time on a slow, low surface and worked his way towards a full set of centuries. ' ' '