WATCH Rangers vs. Ducks Online Live Stream: NHL 2016 Top Division Rivals, Playoff Rankings

Hockey's back for the official 2015-2016 NHL season, so get ready, MstarsNews readers!

The New York Rangers battle it out on the ice against the Anaheim Ducks in Week 23 of the regular season on Wednesday, March 16 at 10:30 p.m. EST from the Honda Center in California. Read on to see where fans can watch and listen to a live stream of the highly-anticipated late Wednesday evening hockey game online and catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores.

Before heading into the official playoff season, Anaheim maintains an extremely impressive top spot in Joe McDonald's official NHL power rankings for ESPN.com, while NY falls just a bit behind (out of a total 30 teams):

Rangers (10): "The Rangers are 5-4-1 in their past 10 after back-to-back losses over the weekend. They lost 3-2 in OT to the Red Wings on Saturday before losing 5-3 to the Penguins on Sunday. Against the Wings, Henrik Lundqvist made 40 or more saves for the 16th time in his career (second this season); he is 9-0-7 in those games."  

Record: 39-23-7 (3rd in Metropolitan Division)

Ducks (3): "The Ducks are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games. However, they have lost three in a row. Later this week, the Ducks host the Rangers and the Bruins in two key matchups."     

Record: 31-28-9 (2nd in Pacific Division).

Tonight's big game will be broadcasted live on local sports channels FSW and MSG+.

For fans who want to try out a free live stream (which may mean downloading a torrent), click here. Also try this or another option.

For a one-time fee, fans can access a NHL Gamecenter Live pass.

ESPN, ESPN Scoreboard, and NHL.com  are both good sources for up-to-date game coverage and feeds.

More radio listening options for Rangers and Ducks.

Official NHL team websites: Rangers and Ducks.

Enjoy the exciting hockey game from the West Coast this evening, and always stick with MstarsNews for additional NHL gameday coverage later this week. Which top division rival will snag the big win tonight?