DL 8841 then DL 972 at LAX
Houston Hobby → Los Angeles → New York JFK
Timetable, Los Angeles time
15:15DL 8841 from Houston Hobby at the gate
08:25DL 972 to New York JFK leaves the gate
17 h 10 apart on the timetable, overnight
DL 972 leaves 17 h 10 after DL 8841 arrives on the timetable: more than half a day, so not a connection we count.