Capitals vs. Hurricanes Live Stream Online WATCH: NHL 2015 Coverage & Playoff Updates

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

The Washington Capitals battle it out on the ice against the Carolina Hurricanes in Week 11 of the regular season on Monday, December 21 at 7:00 p.m. EST from the PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. Read on to see where fans can watch and listen to a live stream of the highly-anticipated Monday evening hockey game online and catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores.

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

Capitals (1): "The Capitals are in the midst of a five-game winning streak after a 7-3 drubbing of the Rangers on Sunday, scoring six unanswered goals for the victory. They completed a similar victory on Friday, scoring five unanswered goals in a 5-3 win over the Lightning. The Caps are 12-1-1 in their past 14 games." 

Record: 24-6-2 (1st in Metropolitan Division).

Hurricanes (16): "The Hurricanes are 3-1-1 in their past five games. Cam Ward made 37 saves in a 2-1 win over the Penguins on Saturday."

Record: 13-15-5 (7th in Metropolitan Division).

Tonight's monumental game will be broadcasted live on local sports channels FSCR and CSM+.

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.

And here's more info on current Division standings.

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 Capitals and Hurricanes.

Official NHL team websites: Capitals and Hurricanes.

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