Capitals vs. Maple Leafs: Game Total Free Pick Prediction

On what has already been a huge media day for the Toronto, their home town heros head to Washington as the Maple Leafs battle the Capitals on Friday night. The Maple Leafs have been a suprising good this season, while the Capitals have been surprisingly bad.

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The sale of Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment to the two rival media giants in Canada, while a bit of a head scratcher, is a conversation for another day.

Maple Leafs @ Capitals: NHL Game Day Preview

Puck drop for the Leafs vs. Capitals contest is slated for 7:00 PM ET on Friday December 9, 2011, from the Verizon Center, in Washington, District of Columbia.

Washington Capitals (14-12-1, 29 PTS) have started the month with a new head coach and a 2-2 record. Goals have been plentiful in the Capitals last two games as they have been in a pair of eight goal games. In their last ten contests, the game total has gone OVER seven times.

Toronto Maple Leafs (15-10-3, 33 pts) hasn’t had a very good start to December either as they have drop two of three contests. Ranking 6th overall in goals scored, five of the last seven Maple Leafs games have gone OVER.

NHL Puck Betting Lines: Washington vs. Toronto Game Total Free Pick

We head to the JustBet.com online sportsbook for tonight’s NHL Puck Betting Lines as we feature a Washington Capitals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Game Total Free Pick Prediction.

The Maple Leafs are 25th in goals allowed as they have surrendered 90 goals (3.2 GAG) so far this season, while the Capitals are not much better at 22nd with 87 goals (3.2 GAG) allowed.

Toronto ranks 6th overall in goal scored with 89 (3.18 GFG) while the Capitals rank 8th with 84 (3.11 GFG) tallies. That in itself should be enough to push this contest OVER but, when you add in the defense of these two clubs, we can’t see this game going any way – other than OVER!

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