New Jersey
Kraken (21-20-10) at Devils (25-21-4) | 4:00 p.m. | Seattle Kraken
One: Puck Management in All Zones
In Saturday’s game in Philadelphia, the Kraken weren’t pleased with their start in terms of how they took care of the puck. On the attack side of the game, Alex Wennberg said the team didn’t come out skating and were throwing the puck around a bit. As a result, Seattle always seemed just a hair away from executing but in the absence of connecting passes and clean transition play, the puck ended up on Flyers sticks more than Kraken ones.
And on the defensive side, Dave Hakstol pointed to key moments leading to Flyers goals where the Kraken gave up too much control leading to scoring chances Philly was able to convert. The result was the home team having five more takeaways, 24 more shot attempts (and one more goal) at the end of regulation.
To challenge New Jersey, the Kraken have to do the work to get into scoring positions and that starts all the way back in the team’s own end of the ice – with crispness in defending, passing, transition, and then getting into scoring position.
Two: Offensive Attack
Puck management is going to be crucial because New Jersey does provide some windows of opportunity if the Kraken can get into scoring positions.
Unlike the pressuring Flyers, the Devils have struggled to suppress opponents’ attacks this season. They give up the tenth most shot quality against in the NHL and they allow the fourth most inner slot shots against. They are also currently without key defenders Dougie Hamilton, Jonas Siegenthaler, and Brendan Smith (the latter two played in the last game between these two teams in Seattle).
In addition to play in front of the net, the Devils are struggling with the play they are getting in the net. Jersey’s goaltending ranks at or near the bottom of the league in goals saved above expectations (30th), goals against average (27th), and save percentage from the slot (32nd). Vitek Vanecek and Nico Daws are serving as the current tandem and while Vanecek has started the last four games, it will be worth watching if Daws gets his first start since Jan. 25.
Three: Know the Opponent – Devils
There are some additional differences between the New Jersey squad that the Kraken faced back on Dec. 7 when the Devils earned a 2-1 win at Climate Pledge Arena. The goaltender that was in net, Akira Schmid has been sent to the AHL, and forwards Michael McLeod and Cal Foote are on leave from the team.
And even though New Jersey is 3-6-1 in their last ten games, don’t think this means the Devils will make it easy on the Kraken. Talented center Jack Hughes recently returned to the lineup after suffering an injury on Jan. 5, and while he hasn’t yet scored, he’s been one of the top playmakers in the league this season.
And just like the Kraken, the Devils are hungry for points as they sit just six points outside the playoff picture with 31 games to play.
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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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