WATCH Blackhawks vs. Stars Online Live Stream: NHL 2016 Top Division Rivals, Playoff Rankings

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 Dallas Stars in Week 22 of the regular season on Friday, March 11 at 8:30 p.m. EST from the American Airlines Center in Texas. 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.

Before heading into the playoff season, both Chicago and Dallas maintain extremely impressive top spots in Joe McDonald's official NHL power rankings for ESPN.com (out of a total 30 teams):

Blackhawks (4): "Goaltender Corey Crawford helped the Blackhawks to a 4-1 win over the Red Wings with a 33-save performance on Sunday. He improves to 35-16-3, with a 2.22 goals-against average and a .929 save percentage, in 54 games this season."     

Record: 41-21-6 (1st in Central Division)

Stars (8): "While the Blues continue to surge, the Stars are 3-5-2 in their past 10 games. Point-producing center Tyler Seguin has gone four games without a point, which matches a season-high pointless skid."

Record: 40-20-8 (2nd in Central Division).

Tonight's monumental game will be broadcasted live on local sports channels FSSW 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 Stars.

Official NHL team websites: Blackhawks and Stars.

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