WATCH Hurricanes vs. Bruins Live Stream Online: NHL 2016 Division Rivals & Playoff Rankings

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

The Carolina Hurricanes battle it out on the ice against the Boston Bruins in Week 22 of the regular season on Thursday, March 10 at 7:00 p.m. EST from the TD Garden in Massachusetts. Read on to see where fans can watch and listen to a live stream of the highly-anticipated Thursday evening hockey game online and catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores.

Before heading into the playoff season, Boston maintains a rather impressive top spot in Joe McDonald's official NHL power rankings for ESPN.com, while Carolina still lags behind (out of a total 30 teams):

Bruins (9): "The Bruins are 6-3-1 in their past 10 games. Boston earned three of a possible four points last week with an impressive win over the Blackhawks, before losing to the Capitals in overtime."

Record: 38-23-7 (2nd in Atlantic Division)

Hurricanes (22): "The Hurricanes are 4-5-1 in their past 10 and host the Senators on Tuesday."     

Record: 30-26-11 (6th in Metropolitan Division).

Tonight's big game will be broadcasted live on local sports channels NESN and FSCR.

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 Bruins and Hurricanes.

Official NHL team websites: Bruins and Hurricanes.

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