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DEVILS (27-22-4) vs. FLYERS (29-19-7)
Head-to-Head
The Devils and Flyers meet for the third time this season. The clubs have meet twice previously, with each team hosting one game. In those two contests the road team won in overtime. New Jersey won in Philadelphia, 4-3 in overtime, on Nov. 30. While the Flyers won in the Garden State, 3-2 in OT, on Dec. 19.
Devils defenseman Luke Hughes suffered a heavy hit in Philadelphia that momentarily knocked him out of the game. He would return and score the winning goal in overtime. Jack Hughes leads all skaters in the series with four points (1g-3a). Nico Hischier leads all players with three assists (tied with Hughes).
Philadelphia’s Tyson Foerster and Ryan Poehling each have two goals in the series to pace their respective team.
Devils Team Scope:
The Devils continue their quest to land a spot in the playoffs. The team is currently sitting on outside looking in with the third Wild Card position. The Devils’ 58 points is two behind current No. 2 spot holder (and thus a playoff berth position) Detroit. But the New York Islanders (57 points) and Pittsburgh Penguins (55) are nipping at their heels.
The Devils have strung a few solid performances together of late, though they haven’t always been rewarded for those efforts. The team suffered a 2-1 setback to Los Angeles on Thursday night in a game that could have gone either way. Prior to that, the Devils had gone 3-1-1.
The Devils are led on offense by Jesper Bratt, who has 57 points. His 37 points also pace the team. He’s followed by Jack Hughes who is second with 32 assists and 49 points despite missing 16 games this season due to injury. Forward Tyler Toffoli has a team-high 23 goals. Rookie blueliner Luke Hughes leads the backend with eight goals and 27 points. Goaltender Nico Daws has started the last three games for the Devils, going 2-1. In those three outings, he posted a 1.69 goals-against average and a .947 save percentage.
Flyers Team Scope:
The Flyers are in the midst of a remarkable year. Last season, Philadelphia had the third-worst record in the Eastern Conference. This season, the club is just eight points behind Metro Division-leading New York Rangers and currently sitting in a playoff position.
The All-Star break came at the perfect time for the Flyers. They lost five straight games heading into the break. But the team is 4-0-1 coming out of the break. The Flyers overcame a 3-1 deficit to net a point in a 4-3 overtime loss at Toronto Thursday.
After nearly two full years without a captain, on Feb. 14 the team announced that forward Sean Couturier would wear the ‘C’ for the Flyers (last worn by Claude Giroux on March 19, 2022). Travis Konecny and Scott Laughton were named alternate captains.
Konecny is the team’s leading scorer with 26 goals, 25 assists and 51 points to go with a plus-15. Joel Farabee is second with 42 points (17g-25a). Owen Tippett (19g-14a) and Couturier (11g-22a) follow with 33 points each. Travis Sanheim leads the blueliners with 30 points (5g-25a). Samuel Ersson has been thrust into the starting role, posting a 15-9-4 record with a 2.55 GAA and .900 save percentage.
By the Numbers:
The Devils have five players with previous outdoor game experience (Tyler Toffoli, Erik Haula, Tomas Nosek, Ondrej Palat, Brendan Smith).
Bratt’s nine career goals against the Flyers (9g-11a-20pts) are his most against any opponent.
Jack and Luke Hughes will become the first brothers to dress in an outdoor game (teammates or otherwise) since Daniel and Henrik Sedin in the 2014 Heritage Classic (Vancouver).
Flyers coach John Tortorella has coached in two previous outdoor games (1-1).
Couturier has four points in four career outdoor games (2g-2a).
Injuries:
Devils
Siegenthaler (broken foot, IR)
Vanecek (lower-body)
Hamilton (torn pectoral, LTIR)
Flyers
Foerster (lower-body)
Ristolainen (lower-body)
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A severe thunderstorm watch looms over North Jersey on the evening of June 12 after days of extreme heat.
Nation Weather Service New York declared a severe thunderstorm watch for numerous North Jersey counties including Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Essex, Morris and Sussex among other Central Jersey and New York counties. The watch is in effect until 9 p.m., according to the NWS statement.
In an hourly forecast from The Weather Channel for Paramus, there is a 74% chance of thunderstorms at 7 p.m.
High temperatures reached past 90 degrees in many parts of North Jersey on June 11 and June 12 as a heat advisory also remains in effect until 8 p.m., said NWS New York.
“Dangerous heat is expected to continue across much of our region through today, with several record highs likely to be challenged again. High temperatures are forecast to peak into the low to mid 90s across most of the area,” the National Weather Service said Friday.
A Heat Advisory is in effect until 8 p.m. across the state except for Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Salem counties.
PHILADELPHIA – Philip McPherson II, a 37-year-old from Riverside, New Jersey, was sentenced Thursday, June 11, to 78 months in prison for his role in a 2022 plane crash in Lehigh County that killed a student pilot, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Sentencing and charges for fatal Lehigh Valley crash
What we know:
United States District Judge John M. Gallagher sentenced McPherson to 78 months in prison, three years of supervised release, a $5,000 fine, a $4,300 special assessment, and $19,530 in restitution. Judge Gallagher also barred McPherson from working in the aviation industry.
McPherson pleaded guilty in October to involuntary manslaughter, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, obstruction of an administrative proceeding, and 40 counts of serving as an airman without a certificate.
The backstory:
Court filings show that on September 28, 2022, McPherson took off from Queen City Airport in Allentown as the pilot-in-command with student pilot K.K. and crashed shortly after, resulting in K.K.’s death.
Prosecutors said McPherson acted with gross negligence, knowing he was not competent to fly as pilot-in-command. He had two prior crashes, nearly a third, and failed a reexamination for his pilot’s certificate in September 2021.
McPherson voluntarily surrendered his pilot’s certificate in October 2021 and let his Temporary Airman Certificate expire in November 2021, acknowledging his inability to meet FAA standards.
He admitted to flying with passengers without a valid FAA pilot’s certificate between October 12, 2021, and September 20, 2022.
Investigators from the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General, FAA, and Salisbury Township Police Department worked on the case, which was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Robert Schopf and Special Assistant United States Attorney Marie Miller.
What we don’t know:
Authorities have not released further details about the circumstances leading up to the crash.
The Source: Information from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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