WATCH Wild vs. Blackhawks Live Stream Online, NHL Week 3 2015 GameDay Coverage

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 Chicago Blackhawks in Week 3 of the regular season on Friday, October 30 at 8:00 p.m. EST from Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Read on to see where fans can watch and listen to a live stream of the Halloween Eve hockey game online and catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores.

While in the midst of Week 3, Chicago snags an extremely high spot in Scott Burnside's official NHL power rankings for ESPN.com, while Winnipeg only lags a bit behind (out of a total 30 teams):

Wild (10): "The Wild didn't get what they needed from backup Darcy Kuemper on Sunday (four goals on 18 shots). But a 5-2-1 start is not too shabby. Zach Parise scored his seventh of the season in a losing cause Sunday."

Record: 6-2-1 (4th in Central Division).

Blackhawks (5): "The Blackhawks are adjusting to life without Duncan Keith (and Brandon Saad, Patrick Sharp, Brad Richards, Johnny Oduya and Kris Versteeg) with a three-game winning streak on the go."

Record: 6-4-0 (6th in Central Division).

Tonight's game will be broadcasted live on your local sports channels CSNC and FSN.

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 Wild and Blackhawks.

Official NHL team websites: Wild and Blackhawks.

Enjoy the highly-anticipated hockey game, and always stick with MstarsNews for even more NHL gameday coverage. Which division rival will snag the big win tonight?