WATCH Red Wings vs. Lightning Live Stream Online: NHL Division Rivals 2016, Playoff Updates

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

The Detroit Red Wings battle it out on the ice against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Week 17 of the regular season on Wednesday, February 3 at 8:00 p.m. EST from the Amalie Arena in Florida. Read on to see where fans can watch and listen to a live stream of the highly-anticipated Wednesday evening hockey game online and catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores.

Now heading into mid-season, Tampa Bay maintains a rather impressive Top 10 spot in Pierre LeBrun's official NHL power rankings for ESPN.com, while Detroit lags just a bit behind (out of a total 30 teams):

Red Wings (11): "Talk about a test right out of the break for the Red Wings with back-to-back games at Florida and Tampa Bay - two teams they're battling with for the top seed in the Atlantic Division."

Record: 25-16-8 (3rd in Atlantic Division)

Lightning (4): "The Lightning didn't want January to end, winning nine of 11 games and very much announcing to the hockey world that they're back as the Cup contenders we all thought they were before the season."

Record: 27-18-4 (2nd in Atlantic Division).

Tonight's game will be broadcasted live on local sports channels NBCS and TVA.

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 Red Wings and Lightning.

Official NHL team websites: Red Wings and Lightning.

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