Food & Drink: Treats to help cool you down

FOOD & DRINK

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Mora Iced Creamery

Downtown Summerlin frozen treat hot spots Gelato Messina and Cream were delicious, but they didn’t last. Now the outdoor mall has the intensely fl avored—yet lower in fat and cholesterol—offerings of Mora, which focuses on fresh ingredients and storing its ice creams and sorbets individually at ideal temperatures. That means you won’t browse a glass case full of colorful options, but you might maximize your enjoyment thanks to the unique methodology. Mora is a place where purists can enjoy their favorites, but you can also get sundaes and shakes or experiment with fantastic fl avors like Mexican chocolate, blackberry, lemon bar, cheesecake with brownies and Irish coffee. Downtown Summerlin, 702-660-4380. Also at Town Square. Paradise City Creamery

At Paradise City Creamery, the ice cream is as sinful as it is sweet. “We aim to create engaging and curious experiences that encourage people to be the pleasure they wish to see in the world,” says founder Valerie Stunning. While the adults-only treats have risqué monikers like the World’s Oldest Professional and Birthday Sex, there’s also a virtuous bent: All treats are 100% plant-based and gluten-free. Sure, you might blush a bit when you order, but cooling you down is exactly what these creamy concoctions are made for. Join the invite list at paradisecitycreamery. com for pop-up details, 702-780-9153.

SO FAR , SO GOLDEN ANALYZING THE UPS AND DOWNS FROM VEGAS’ PLAYOFF PERFORMANCE THUS FAR

BY JUSTIN EMERSON

The Golden Knights breezed through the round robin and the first round against the Chicago Blackhawks, winning seven of the eight games and establishing themselves as not just one of the best teams in the Western Conferences, but one of the favorites to win the Stanley Cup.

The road only gets harder from here. The Golden Knights have begun Round 2 against the Vancouver Canucks—split ting the first two games ahead of Game 3 on August 27—and are t hree long series victories from hoisting the Cup.

So it seems like a good time to review a few things the Golden Knights have done right in the early goings of the postseason, and a few things they’ll need to work on mov ing forward.

Chicago goalie Corey Crawford looks back after a goal by Vegas’ William Carrier (28) during Game 1 of the teams’ first-round playoff

series. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press/AP)

POSITIVES

1They’ve dominated possession.

The biggest reason the Golden Knights were able to dispatch the Blackhawks so quickly was that they spent five games treating Chicago like Charlie Brown trying to kick a football. Vegas ended the series plus-4 in goal differential, but other numbers point to a big blowout.

The Golden Knights’ edge was plus-64 in shots on goal and a staggering plus100 in shot attempts over the five games. Advanced stats provided by Natural Stat Trick suggest Vegas’ advantage in expected goals was plus-7 and high-danger scoring chances was plus-24.

If a team has the puck, it’s going to shoot the puck; and if it’s shooting the puck, it’s not defending an attack. The best defense is a good offense, and the Golden Knights showed that in their assault on the Chicago net, and that hasn’t slowed against Vancouver, with a plus-48 edge in shot attempts so far.