WATCH Blackhawks vs. Avalanche 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 Chicago Blackhawks battle it out on the ice against the Colorado Avalanche in Week 17 of the regular season on Tuesday, February 2 at 9:00 p.m. EST from the Pepsi Center in Denver. Read on to see where fans can watch and listen to a live stream of the highly-anticipated Tuesday evening hockey game online and catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores.

Now heading into mid-season, Chicago maintains the extremely impressive top spot in Pierre LeBrun's official NHL power rankings for ESPN.com, while Colorado lags just a bit behind (out of a total 30 teams):

Blackhawks (1): "Really looking forward to that game Saturday in Dallas between the Blackhawks and Stars, a potential second-round playoff matchup preview in the Central. Two teams who play a positive-thinking brand of hockey."

Record: 33-16-4 (1st in Central Division)

Avalanche (15): "The Avs' valiant comeback into the playoff picture is a relentless series of tests with Central Division foes Chicago, Dallas and Winnipeg on tap this week."     

Record: 27-22-3 (4th in Central Division).

Tonight's monumental game will be broadcasted live on local sports channels Alti and CSNC.

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 Blackhawks and Avalanche.

Official NHL team websites: Blackhawks and Avalanche.

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