WATCH Blues vs. Panthers 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 St. Louis Blues battle it out on the ice against the Florida Panthers in Week 18 of the regular season on Friday, February 12 at 7:30 p.m. EST from the BB&T Center in Sunrise. Read on to see where fans can watch and listen to a live stream of the highly-anticipated Friday evening hockey game online and catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores.

Now heading into mid-season, both St. Louis and Florida maintain rather impressive Top 10 spots in Pierre LeBrun's official NHL power rankings for ESPN.com (out of a total 30 teams):

Panthers (5): "Their five-game winning streak was snapped with an OT loss to the visiting Penguins on Saturday night. Still, the Panthers are for real, a comment I'm hearing more and more from opposing scouts and hockey execs."

Record: 32-16-6 (1st in Atlantic Division)

Blues (7): "Goalie Brian Elliott has done a check of job replacing No. 1 Jake Allen since the latter went down. No surprise, really, because that's Elliott's track record in these situations."

Record: 30-17-9 (3rd in Central Division).

Tonight's big game will be broadcasted live on local sports channels FSMW and FSFL.

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 Blues and Panthers.

Official NHL team websites: Blues and Panthers.

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