WATCH Predators vs. Blackhawks 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 Nashville Predators battle it out on the ice against the Chicago Blackhawks in Week 14 of the regular season on Tuesday, January 12 at 8:30 p.m. EST from the United Center in Illinois. 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, Chicago maintains an impressive Top 10 spot in Scott Burnside's official NHL power rankings for ESPN.com, while Nashville still lags a bit behind (out of a total 30 teams):

Predators (24): "Not surprising that GM David Poile went after help down the middle in getting Ryan Johansen from the Blue Jackets, just a bit surprised he opted to surrender Seth Jones to get it. Either way, the Preds are still going sideways, losing three straight and five of their past six, getting outscored 19-10 in that span."

Record: 19-16-7 (5th in Metropolitan Division).

Blackhawks (3): "The Blackhawks are very much in a position to reel in the skidding Stars atop the Central. And while there is no easy way out of the Central, it is going to be much, much better to be in first than anywhere else in this bone-crusher of a division. The Blackhawks are just four back of the Stars after their seventh straight win, a 6-3 beatdown of the Avs on Sunday."

Record: 27-13-4 (2nd in Central Division).

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

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 Predators. 

Official NHL team websites: Blackhawks and Predators.

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