WATCH Predators vs. Lightning 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 Nashville Predators battle it out on the ice against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Week 18 of the regular season on Friday, February 12 at 7:30 p.m. EST from the Amalie Arena in Florida. Read on to see where fans can watch and listen to a live stream of the highly-anticipated Friday evening hockey game online and catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores.

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

Lightning (3): "Last season's Stanley Cup finalists are looking like Cup contenders again, winning 10 of their past 11 games."

Record: 29-20-4 (4th in Atlantic 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: 25-21-8 (5th in Central Division).

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

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 Predators and Lightning.

Official NHL team websites: Predators and Lightning.

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