WATCH Stars vs. Rangers Live Stream Online: NHL 2016 Division Rivals, Playoff Updates

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

The Dallas Stars battle it out on the ice against the New York Rangers in Week 13 of the regular season on Tuesday, January 5 at 7:00 p.m. EST from NYC's beloved Madison Square Garden. Read on to see where fans can watch and listen to a live stream of the highly-anticipated Tuesday evening hockey game online and catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores.

Now heading into mid-season, Dallas snags an impressive Top 10 spot in Scott Burnside's official NHL power rankings for ESPN.com (out of a total 30 teams), while New York lags a bit behind:

Stars (4): "'Slump' is a relative word for a team that is 2-2-2 in its past six but still owns a 10-point bulge over the Blues for top spot in the Central. It's not just the losing, though, it's how the Stars are doing so, like Sunday, when they gave up six to the Islanders in a wild 6-5 loss."

Record: 28-9-4 (1st in Central Division).

Rangers (19): "Has there been a less impressive team in the East, maybe the league, over the past month or so than the Rangers? The once-formidable Rangers have not won two in a row since the third week of November. Never mind the Stanley Cup, is this team good enough to make the playoffs? Big tilt with the Isles on Thursday."

Record: 21-14-4 (3rd in Metropolitan Division).

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

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 Rangers and Stars.

Official NHL team websites: Rangers and Stars.

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