WATCH Capitals vs. Sabres Live Stream Online: NHL Division Rivals 2015, Playoff Updates

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

The Buffalo Sabres battle it out on the ice against the Washington Capitals in Week 12 of the regular season on Wednesday, December 30 at 7:00 p.m. EST from the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. Read on to see where fans can watch and listen to a live stream of the highly-anticipated Wednesday evening hockey game online and catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores.

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

Capitals (1): "The Capitals continue to dominate while on a seven-game winning streak. They have earned at least one point in 15 of their last 16 games. Braden Holtby is leading the league with 22 wins and a 1.92 GAA. He's 14-0-1 in his last 16 games. The Capitals' 54 points leads the East."

Record: 27-6-2 (1st in Metropolitan Division).

Sabres (21): "The Sabres scored five goals in the third period en route to a come-from-behind 6-3 win over the Bruins on Saturday. Rookie phenom Jack Eichel registered two goals and two assists for the Sabres, who improved to 4-1-1 in their last six games."

Record: 15-17-4 (7th in Atlantic Division).

Tonight's big game will be broadcasted live on local sports channels MSGB and CSMA.

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 Sabres. 

Official NHL team websites: Capitals and Sabres.

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