WATCH Wild vs. Ducks Live Stream Online, NHL 2014: Listen To Free Hockey Coverage From Anaheim, Power Rankings

It's finally that time of year - hockey season!

The Minnesota Wild battle it out on the ice against the Anaheim Ducks as the 2014 NFL regular season continues on Friday, October 17 at 10:00 p.m. EST at California's Honda Center. Read on to see where fans can watch and listen to a live stream of the Friday evening hockey game online and catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores.

Continuing the start of the 2014 regular season, the Wild snag the No. 2 spot in ESPN.com's official NHL power rankings with a 2-0-0 record:

"We have the Wild advancing to the Western Conference finals in the spring, and so far, so good for Darcy Kuemper, who has turned in back-to-back shutouts over defending Central Division champion Colorado to start the season." 

Meanwhile, the Ducks currently hold the No. 14 spot (out of 30 total teams) with a 3-1-0 record:

"The Ducks got a strong rebound, beating Detroit at Joe Louis Arena on Saturday after getting rocked in Pittsburgh in the opener. Frederik Andersen was solid in the Ducks' first win."

The game will be broadcasted live on local channels PT25 and FSNO, but fans can also listen in on the radio at KWSN, 740 The Fan, WNIO, and KLAA.  

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 Ducks.

Official NHL team websites: Wild and Ducks.

Enjoy the hockey game!