WATCH Red Wings vs. Devils Live Stream Online: NHL Top Division Teams 2015, Playoff Updates

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

The Detroit Red wings battle it out on the ice against the New Jersey Devils in Week 9 of the regular season on Friday, December 11 at 7:00 p.m. EST from the Prudential Center in Newark. Read on to see where fans can watch and listen to a live stream of the highly-anticipated hockey game online and catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores.

Now heading into mid-season, Detroit snags an impressive "Top 10" spot in Joe McDonald's official NHL power rankings for ESPN.com, while NJ lags just a few spots behind (out of a total 30 teams):

Red Wings (9): "The Red Wings have been racking up the points, earning 17 of a possible 20 in their last 10 games. They are receiving contributions throughout the lineup, pushing them up in the rankings. Detroit is 3-0-0 to start December."

Record: 16-8-5 (2nd in Atlantic Division).

Devils (12): "The Devils start December 2-1-1. With Sunday's 4-2 win, they ended the Panthers' win streak at five games. Goaltender Cory Schneider has started 22 of the Devils' 27 games."

Record: 14-10-4 (5th in Metropolitan Division).

Tonight's monumental game will be broadcasted live on your local sports channels FSDT and MSG+. 

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 Red Wings and Devils.

Official NHL team websites: Red Wings and Devils.

Enjoy this evening's exciting hockey game from Jersey, and always stick with MstarsNews for even more NHL gameday coverage later this week. Which division rival will snag the big win tonight?