WATCH Wild vs. Kings Live Stream Online [Listen]: NHL Division Rivals 2016, Playoff Updates

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

The Minnesota Wild battle it out on the ice against the Los Angeles Kings in Week 11 of the regular season on Thursday, January 21 at 10:30 p.m. EST from the Staples Center in California. Read on to see where fans can watch and listen to a live stream of the highly-anticipated Thursday evening hockey game online and catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores.

Now heading into mid-season, LA maintains a rather impressive top spot in Scott Burnside's official NHL power rankings for ESPN.com, while Minnesota still lags a bit behind (out of a total 30 teams):

Kings (3): "The Kings had a rare wobble Saturday, when they could not close the deal against the slumping Senators. Maybe they were celebrating Anze Kopitar's new eight-year, $80 million contract extension. And how about Vincent Lecavalier adding another goal in Sunday's 3-2 bounce-back win over the Pacific rival Ducks?"

Record: 29-13-3 (1st in Pacific Division).

Wild (20): "Time for the annual midseason swoon by the Wild, who have lost four in a row and have just two wins in nine games in January. They have scored just 15 goals in those nine games, allowing Central bottom feeders to close the gap in the wild-card chase."

Record: 22-16-8 (4th in Central Division).

Tonight's monumental game will be broadcasted live on your local sports channels FSN and FSW.

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 Kings and Wild. 

Official NHL team websites: Kings and Wild.

Enjoy this evening's hockey game from LA, and always stick with MstarsNews for even more NHL gameday coverage later this week. Which top rival will snag the big win tonight?