WATCH Wild vs. Blues 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 Minnesota Wild battle it out on the ice against the St. Louis Blues in Week 12 of the regular season on Thursday, December 31 at 8:00 p.m. EST from the Scottrade Center in Missouri. Read on to see where fans can watch and listen to a live stream of the highly-anticipated New Year's Eve hockey game online and catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores.

Now heading into mid-season, St. Louis snags a rather impressive spot in Joe McDonald's official NHL power rankings for ESPN.com, while Minnesota lags just a bit behind (out of a total 30 teams):

Blues (5): "Vladimir Tarasenko extended his point streak to a career-high eight games, during which he has six goals and six assists for 12 points. He has 22 goals and 17 assists for 39 points in 36 games."

Record: 23-12-4 (2nd in Central Division).

Wild (11): "Charlie Coyle scored the game-winning goal and Darcy Kuemper made 24 saves to help the Wild to a 2-1 win over the Canadiens on Tuesday. Kuemper is 3-0-2 in his last five starts and has allowed only five goals in that span."

Record: 19-10-6 (4th in Central Division).

Tonight's monumental game will be broadcasted live on your local sports channels FSMW and FSN.

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 Blues and Wild.

Official NHL team websites: Blues and Wild.

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