WATCH Capitals vs. Predators Live Stream Online: NHL Top Division Teams 2016, Playoff Updates

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

The Washington Capitals battle it out on the ice against the Nashville Predators in Week 18 of the regular season on Tuesday, February 9 at 8:00 p.m. EST from the Bridgestone Arena in Tennessee. 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, both Washington maintains an extremely impressive top spot in Pierre LeBrun's official NHL power rankings for ESPN.com, while Nashville lags just a bit behind (out of a total 30 teams):

Capitals (2): "The Caps have won three straight but strangely haven't scored a power-play goal since Jan. 19, going 0-for-17 over the past five games with the man advantage."

Record: 8=9-4 (1st in Metropolitan Division).

Predators (16): "The Predators responded to getting pounded 6-3 by the Flyers with a 6-2 pounding of the Sharks. Talk about a tough week ahead with games versus the Capitals, Lightning and Panthers."

Record: 25-20-8 (4th in Central Division).

Tonight's big game will be broadcasted live on local sports channels FSTN 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.

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 Predators.

Official NHL team websites: Capitals and Predators.

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