WATCH Lightning vs. Penguins Live Stream Online, NHL 2014 Week 12: Listen To Free Hockey Coverage From Pittsburgh, Power Rankings

It's finally that time of year - hockey season!

The Tampa Bay Lightning battle it out on the ice against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Week 12 of the regular season on Friday, January 2 at 7:00 p.m. EST at the CONSOL Energy Center in PA. Read on to see where fans can watch and listen to a live stream of the Friday night hockey game online and catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores.

Following the first few opening weeks of the 2014-2015 regular season, the Lightning snag the impressive No. 4 pot in Scott Burnside's official NHL power ranking for ESPN.com with a 24-11-4 record:

"The Bolts are second in the league in goals per game and with Ben Bishop back in the fold have re-established their hold on the top spot in the Atlantic standings."

Meanwhile, the Penguins currently hold the steady No. 5 spot (out of 30 total teams) with a 23-9-5 record. According to Burnside:

"The Pens have dropped two in a row but still have points in eight of 10 in spite of an injury list that grows larger by the day."

The game will be broadcasted live on local channels TVA, SunS and ROOT, but fans can also listen in on the radio at 620 WDAE, WGN, 105.9 The X, and WNIO.

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.

The full 2014-2015 regular NHL schedule is posted online here so are up-to-date division rankings.

More radio listening options for Lightning and Penguins.

Official NHL team websites: Lightning and Penguins.

Enjoy the hockey game!