WATCH Flyers vs. Capitals Live Stream Online: NHL 2016 Top Rival Rankings, Playoff Updates

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

The Philadelphia Flyers battle it out on the ice against the Washington Capitals in Week 16 of the regular season on Wednesday, January 27 at 8:00 p.m. EST from the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. 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, Washington maintains the impressive top spot in Scott Burnside's official NHL power rankings for ESPN.com, while Philly still lags behind (out of a total 30 teams):

Capitals (1): "The Capitals got a snow weekend off but they're still the standard-bearers in the NHL. Wouldn't it be nice to see Evgeny Kuznetsov at the All-Star Game? Just saying."

Record: 35-8-3 (1st in Metropolitan Division).

Flyers (20): "The Flyers are 0-2-1 in their past three games, and their little skid illustrates the great line between closing the gap and actually being a playoff team."

Record: 20-18-8 (7th in Metropolitan Division).

Tonight's big game will be broadcasted live on your local NBCS sports channel.

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.

And here's more info on current Division standings.

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 Capitals and Flyers.

Official NHL team websites: Capitals and Flyers.

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