Los Angeles Kings vs Chicago Black Hawks Live Stream Free: Watch Online NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Western Conference Championship at 9:00 PM ET From The Staples Center, Los Angeles, California

The Los Angeles Kings and Chicago Black Hawks will be meeting tonight in Game 3 of their Western Conference NHL Finals to decide which team will go to the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals. The Kings are down 0-2 so this is a must-win game for them.  

"We've been here, what, three weeks ago?" forward Justin Williams asked, referring to the Kings' great escape in the first round against St. Louis. "Obviously it's not do-or-die (in Game 3), but it really is do or die."

Yet the defending Stanley Cup champions aren't sure they've tangled with an opponent that could match the depth and versatility of the Chicago Blackhawks, who might even be the team to end Los Angeles' 2 1/2 months of perfection at home.

After back-to-back losses in Chicago, the Kings, who will again be without center Mike Richards, are hoping they can stay perfect at Staples Center in a crucial Game 3 on Tuesday night. The Kings have won 14 straight at home since March, and they've won seven straight home playoff games dating to last season's Stanley Cup clincher.

"Home ice is something we've been able to rely on, and have in our back pocket," Williams said Monday after the Kings' team meeting at their training complex. "I'm (also) not sure why we went 10-1 on the road last year (in the playoffs). Certainly our confidence is high for us coming back home. There's been a lot of success there. We've won every which way there, and it's going to have to continue."

The Kings, though, won't have Richards available for a second straight game because of an apparent head injury. Richards received a big hit from Chicago's Dave Bolland late in Game 1, and didn't play in Game 2 on Sunday despite participating in pre-game warmups. Richards hadn't missed a game all season.

Richards has 10 points in the playoffs. His absence is another blow for the low-scoring Kings, who are averaging fewer than two goals per game in the playoffs.

"Going back six games in the season, we've had trouble scoring," coach Darryl Sutter said. "It's not a home-road disparity at all. You know what? We're a good hockey club. We're not surprising anybody. There's no upsets now. We're trying to surprise the team that finished first overall."

Los Angeles' scoring struggles are getting ugly, with just 29 goals in 15 playoff games -- easily the lowest scoring average for any team that won a playoff round. It's not nearly enough to hang with the Blackhawks, whose talented lineup generates goals from all four lines and its defense.

The game can be watched on the NBCSN (National Broadcasting Company Sports Network) and highlights can be found on NHL.com