WATCH Sharks vs. Blackhawks Live Stream Online: NHL 2016 Division Rivals, Playoff Updates

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

The San Jose Sharks battle it out on the ice against the Chicago Blackhawks in Week 18 of the regular season on Tuesday, February 9 at 8:30 p.m. EST from the United Center in Illinois. 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 San Jose still lags a bit behind (out of a total 30 teams):

Blackhawks (1): "Ho-hum (picture Jonathan Toews yawning), the Blackhawks come out of the break and win games in Colorado, Arizona and Dallas. When do the playoffs start again?"

Record: 36-16-4 (1st in Central Division)

Sharks (14): "Marc-Edouard Vlasic has played his way back into the World Cup conversation for Team Canada." 

Record: 27-20-4 (2nd in Pacific Division).

Tonight's monumental game will be broadcasted live on local sports channels CSCA 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 Sharks.

Official NHL team websites: Blackhawks and Sharks.

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