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LOS ANGELES - The Anaheim Ducks were able to slow down the red-hot Los Angeles Kings to pick up a win in Game 3 of the Western Conference second round. They hope to repeat that success with rookie John Gibson in goal and even the best-of-seven series at two games apiece when the clubs battle tonight in Game 4 at Los Angeles. You can see all the action on TSN beginning at 9:30pm et/6:30pm pt. The Ducks said before the game that the 20-year-old Gibson would start ahead of Jonas Hiller. A second-round draft pick in 2011, he made his NHL debut late in the 2013-14 regular season and was 3-0 with a 1.33 goals against average in three outings for the Ducks. The Kings had won six in a row before dropping Thursdays home tilt at the Staples Center. Ben Lovejoys late third-period goal proved to be the difference as Anaheim beat the Kings 3-2 Thursday night in the City of Angels. It was the first loss for L.A. since it dropped a 4-3 overtime decision to the visiting San Jose Sharks on April 22. That setback put the Kings down 3-0 in their opening-round series with the Sharks, but L.A. rallied to post four straight wins to become only the fourth team in NHL history to win a best-of- seven series after losing the first three meetings. The Ducks lost the opening two games of the conference semis on home ice before breaking through with Thursdays road victory. In addition to Lovejoys goal, which made it 3-1 with 2:55 left in the third period, Corey Perry and Teemu Selanne also scored power-play goals for Anaheim. The Ducks won the tilt despite an injury to goaltender Frederik Andersen, who left the game midway through the third period with a lower-body injury and did not return. Hiller made seven saves in the final 9:58 to complete the win for Anaheim. "He was playing well and hes a guy that you can tell if hes playing well early, the glove hand seems a lot sharper and hes a lot more concerned and hes good with it. So I thought he played good," Anaheim head coach Bruce Boudreau said about Andersen, who stopped 22 shots. Andersen, a rookie, started all six games in the Ducks first-round win over the Dallas Stars before Hiller started the first two games against the Kings in Anaheim. Hiller expects to get the call tonight, but Anaheim has not ruled out Andersen for the Game 4 clash. Unfortunately for Anaheim, Andersen wasnt the only Ducks player hurt in Game 3, as forwards Matt Beleskey and Mathieu Perreault also suffered lower-body injuries in the win. If Beleskey and Perreault are forced to miss Game 4, Boudreau will likely choose their replacements from a group consisting of Emerson Etem, Tim Jackman, Rickard Rakell or Daniel Winnik. Jeff Carter and Mike Richards scored for Los Angeles on Thursday, while Jonathan Quick stopped 19 shots in defeat. Richards scored with 30.8 seconds left in regulation, but the Kings were unable to get another shot past Hiller to tie the game. "The Ducks played harder than us tonight, they executed better," Richards said. "They were a desperate team and they showed up. We know what its like to be in that position, and if the other team is more desperate than we are, they are probably going to have more success." After Thursdays meeting, the Kings fell to 2-2 as the home team this postseason while Anaheim improved to 2-2 on the road. The home team is 0-3 so far in this "Freeway Series," the first-ever playoff encounter between these Southern California rivals. "So far that hasnt meant anything, I hope it continues for at least one more game," Boudreau said of home ice. Kings forward Anze Kopitar picked up an assist on Carters goal and now has points in all 10 games this postseason, totaling four goals and 11 assists. The last King to have points in 10 straight games in one postseason was Wayne Gretzky, who had a franchise-record 12-game point streak in 1993. If the Kings can rebound with a win on Saturday, they will have a chance to close the series Monday in Anaheim. L.A., which won its first Stanley Cup title in 2012, is attempting to make the conference finals for a third straight spring. . When the Dallas Mavericks needed to stop a Golden State rally in the fourth quarter, they looked for defensive help from the rookie point guard playing in just his sixth game. . 11 Ana Ivanovic and American Sloane Stephens, and former world No. https://www.cheapclippersonline.com/340 ... ppers.html. Some will say that Martin is too sensitive while others will say that it is part of the way football is in the locker room. But to have to absorb what was said to him for any rational and intelligent person is too much. . Scotlands Greg Laidlaw made one of two penalty kicks and all three conversions, and Stuart Hogg added a try in the second half. "The most important thing to come out of the game is that we did not get scored against," Laidlaw said. . He even addressed his group of relievers Sunday morning. Dustin McGowan made those worries a nonfactor, at least for a day. McGowan pitched three-hit ball for seven innings, Colby Rasmus hit a grand slam and Melky Cabrera added a two-run homer as the Blue Jays beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2.Scotland winger James Forrest believes there will be some twists and turns before the end of the World Cup qualifying campaign. Gordon Strachans squad are preparing for their third Group F clash on Tuesday, when they travel to Slovakia just four days after being held to a 1-1 draw by Lithuania at Hampden.Scotland dropped into second place in the group behind England, although the situation could have been worse had James McArthur not levelled in the last minute to cancel out an earlier strike from Fiodor Cernych. Fiodor Cernych celebrates his goal for Lithuania against Scotland While Forrest understands the disappointment of the Scotland supporters, particularly as the team had opened their campaign with a 5-1 victory in Malta, he insists there is a long way to go.You need to look on the positives, the Celtic favourite said. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ?￡6.99. No contract. We have four points and not been beat. There is still a long way to go and I think there are a few upsets in the group still to come so hopefully we can get a good result on Tuesday and the boys will be confident.At home and in front of this crowd you are expected to win and we didnt do that. James McArthur (19) scores for Scotland to earn a draw with Lithuania The last 10 minutes we looked like scoring goals and it was just unfortunate that we drew but we will take some confidence into the next game.ddddddddddddWe have only played two games and we have four points and we need to try and build on that. Every game in this group is going to be tough. The game on Tuesday is going to be a hard one and the boys are going to have to be at it from the start.Despite the unexpected loss of two points against Lithuania, midfielder Barry Bannan believes there is enough quality in the Scotland camp to travel to Slovakia with confidence. Barry Bannan congratulates James McArthur (19) after his goal earned Scotland a 1-1 draw with Lithuania Slovakia have lost again so if we can go there and get a point or three points then it has been a good two games for us, Bannan said.We are confident of what we have here of going over there and getting something. We will concentrate on ourselves and not worry too much about them.Lithuania have shown that they are going to take points off teams in this group. Sometimes it doesnt click on the night but it could be a huge point at the end of the group.You can watch Englands tour of Bangladesh, plus Premier League football and the British Masters on Sky Sports. 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