WATCH Rangers vs. Wild Live Stream Online, NHL 2015 Top Division Teams: Listen To Free Hockey Coverage, Power Rankings

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

The New York Rangers battle it out on the ice against the Minnesota Wild in Week 25 of the NHL regular season on Thursday, April 2 at 8:00 p.m. EST at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Read on to see where fans can watch and listen to a live stream of the Thursday night hockey game online and catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores.

Heading into the final weeks of the NHL regular season, the Wild snag the awesome No. 1 spot in Pierre LeBrun's official NHL power ranking for ESPN.com with a 44-25-7 record:

"The Wild are 26-6-2 since their turnaround in mid-January, including five straight wins of late. Balanced scoring, air-tight defense and, of course, the steady netminding of Doobie, Doobie, Do!"

Minnesota remains 4th in the Central Division.

Meanwhile, the Rangers aren't far behind and currently maintain the steady No. 2 spot (out of 30 total teams) with a 48-21-7 record. According to LeBrun:

"Dear Blueshirts, who said you were allowed to be human! The Rangers have dropped three out of four games. Two big tests this week: Tuesday at Winnipeg, where they will need earplugs, and Thursday against those red-hot Wild."

New York snags the 1st spot in the Metropolitan Division.

The game will be broadcasted live on local channels MSG and FSNO, but fans can also listen in on the radio at ESPN 98.7 FM, ESPN 980, KWSN, and 740 The Fan.

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.

The full 2014-2015 regular NHL schedule is posted online here so are up-to-date division rankings.

More radio listening options for Rangers and Wild.

Official NHL team websites: Rangers and Wild.

Enjoy the hockey game!