WATCH Penguins vs. Blackhawks Live Stream Online: NHL Top Division Teams 2016, Playoff Updates

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

The Pittsburgh Penguins battle it out on the ice against the Chicago Blackhawks in Week 13 of the regular season on Wednesday, January 6 at 8:00 p.m. EST from the United Center in Illinois. 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 heading into mid-season, both Chicago maintains an impressive Top 10 spot in Scott Burnside's official NHL power rankings for ESPN.com, while Pittsburgh lags just a bit behind (out of a total 30 teams):

Penguins (11): "Don't look now, but here come the Penguins. They are starting to warm to new head coach Mike Sullivan's game plan with a 4-1-1 record in their past six. Sidney Crosby is starting to hum after a slumbering first half, and Marc-Andre Fleury is back in the lineup."

Record: 19-15-5 (5th in Metropolitan Division).

Blackhawks (5): "The Blackhawks are humming right along, aren't they? They've won three in a row while Patrick Kane continues to set the bar for the rest of the league offensively, leading with 57 points, five more than the Stars' Jamie Benn, and is one off the goals lead with 23. Sure, coach Joel Quenneville would like to improve on the tepid 8-8-3 road record, but that's quibbling."

Record: 24-13-4 (2nd in Central Division).

Tonight's game will be broadcasted live on local sports channels NBCS and TVA.

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 Blackhawks and Penguins.

Official NHL team websites: Blackhawks and Penguins.

Enjoy the exciting hockey game from Chicago this evening, and always stick with MstarsNews for additional NHL gameday coverage this week. Which division rival will snag the big win tonight?