WATCH Wild vs. Capitals Live Stream Online: NHL 2016 Top Division Rivals, Playoff Rankings

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

The Minnesota Wild battle it out on the ice against the Washington Capitals in Week 20 of the regular season on Friday, February 26 at 7:00 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 Friday 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 extremely impressive top spot in Pierre LeBrun's official NHL power rankings for ESPN.com, while Minnesota still lags a behind (out of a total 30 teams):

Capitals (1): "Oh, baby, next Sunday's matinee matchup at Chicago has potential Stanley Cup finals preview written all over it. The rolling Caps have to play the Coyotes, Canadiens and Wild before that, though."

Record: 44-11-4 (1st in Metropolitan Division).

Wild (15): "Four wins in a row since the coaching change, including an emphatic outdoor game victory over the Blackhawks on Sunday."

Record: 27-24-10 (6th in Central Division).

Tonight's big game will be broadcasted live on local sports channels FSN and CSMA.

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 Wild.

Official NHL team websites: Capitals and Wild.

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 top division rival will snag the win before ending the week?