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TORONTO -- Defence has been a Toronto Rock trademark but it was the offence that carried them to a 16-11 victory over the Calgary Roughnecks in the National Lacrosse League season opener for both teams Friday night. "It was the way we wanted to start the season," said forward Stephan Leblanc, who led the way with five goals. "We were fired up and the goals were dropping for us." Toronto finished first overall last season so general manager Terry Sanderson saw no need for drastic change. The offence clicked for five goals on its first nine shots and the defence and goalie Nick Rose limited 2013 scoring champion Shawn Evans to one goal. Rob Hellyer, at 21 the youngest player in a veteran-laden attack, looked good on the right side as he assumed the bulk of the playing time that had previously been committed to the now-retired Blaine Manning. Hellyer popped three goals in his enhanced role. "With only six offensive guys out of 16 runners youre going to be out there all the time," said Hellyer, alluding to the leagues reduction to 16 from 18 runners. "Ive had a good three years with this team and Ive learned a lot. I think now itd be nice to step up and make a bigger contribution." Colin Doyle and Josh Sanderson have been amazing for a long time. They each scored twice. "We stuck to a game plan and it certainly worked," said Doyle. "I dont think we saw their best. Thats for certain. But, as far as starts go, that was a pretty good start for this team." Jesse Gamble, Kasey Beirnes, Garrett Billings and Ethan OConnor added one each for the Rock, who held quarter leads of 7-3, 9-4 and 12-6. "It was special," said new head coach John Lovell. "Our guys worked really hard for this." Billings had nine assists in front of an Air Canada Centre crowd of 11,120. "Its a credit to the chemistry we have up front," Billings said of his 10-point night. "It was a great game for Blaine Manning, who as offensive coach was behind the bench for the first time. "Its great to put up numbers like that. Ive been with this core group for four years now so Ive got good chemistry playing with Steph going back to our junior days and ever since Josh Sanderson put on a Rock jersey for the second time weve had great chemistry, too. It helps knowing where all the guys are going to be on the floor. "Its fun. Id have liked to have scored a couple more goals. But what can you do?" Jeff Shattler scored four goals, Dane Dobbie had two and Evans, Daryl Veltman, Geoff Snider, Curtis Dickson and Matthew Dinsdale one each for the Roughnecks, who were outshot 61-51. Toronto led by six entering the fourth quarter but Calgary scored four of the next five goals to close within 13-10. Biernes broke the run with his goal at 11:41 and rookie OConnor scored his first pro goal into an empty net to seal the victory. Gamble supplied repeated transition thrusts all night. "It was a great way to start the season, to know that were competitive and that we have the right guys," he said. "We can compete in this league. That wasnt a bad (Calgary) team. Theyve got a lot of skill and they are going to compete for the Champions Cup so this win gives us a lot of confidence." The Rocks seven-goal first quarter proved to be the difference in the end. "We got a big lead but they didnt go away," said Rose. "We knew that about them. Theyre going to be tough to beat all year. But we earned the win tonight. Any time your O puts up seven for you in one quarter, its a nice feeling. That takes the stress off making the next save. The O was awesome." Calgary coach Curt Malawsky gave Shattler and Poulin an A for effort. But his teams goals-against numbers were poor last year and they were again Friday night. The first quarter put his players in too deep a hole. "Yeah, no question," he said of a deficit his club couldnt overcome. "Youre down 7-3 to a team like that in their building. Its tough to battle back. They went on three three-goal runs and a five-goal run and we only answered back with a four-goal run. We didnt do a very good job of controlling momentum." NOTES: On power plays, Toronto was 4 for 8 and Calgary 3 for 3 . . . Veteran Rock defencemen Pat Merrill and Chris White sat out with what the team described as lower-body injuries . . . Unavailable to Calgary due to injuries were T Scott Ranger, T Travis Cornwall and D Pete McFetridge . . . Making their NLL debuts were D Craig England and T Ethan OConnor of the Rock and T Tor Reinholdt, T Karsen Leung and D Garrett McIntosh of the Roughnecks . . . Both teams play their second games of 2014 next Friday, with Toronto at Buffalo and Colorado at Calgary. 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Attacking on offence early and often, the Penguins topped the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 on Saturday night as Jussi Jokinen scored the go-ahead goal in the third period to help give Pittsburgh a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference playoff series.Claude Harmon III looks back at one of the huge successes of Skys groundbreaking and innovative coverage at Royal Troon - The Open Zone - and believes no other sport in the world can match what the platform achieved. Its been a fantastic week for Sky, not just at The Open Zone, but the whole operation. The coverage has kept in line with Skys innovations over the years in all sports. They have revolutionised football and cricket coverage, and now theyve taken golf to a new level.Ive been at The Open Zone all week, its been hugely entertaining and the platform has taken the Sky Cart further. Since Sky introduced the Sky Cart at most events, its proved very popular with the players. And because of that, weve been able to build stronger relationships with all professionals. Jason talks about his technique with the driver and admits he tries to hit it as hard as he can They all enjoy being interviewed at the Sky Cart, and that trend has continued with the Open Zone. You only have to look at the first three days at Royal Troon - we had Jason Day, Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy on the stage. Unfortunately we didnt get Jordan Spieth, but to get three of the worlds top four players is pretty good!I dont think there is another television company in the world that could do that, because they dont know the players as well as we do. Im sure the golf fans watching at home would have found the insight unbelievable. Claude Harmon examines Rory McIlroys six-shot escape from the dreaded coffin bunker on the Postage Stamp during practice for the 145th Open at Royal Troon We talked to the likes of Jason, Dustin and Rory about what they have been working on, what theyre thinking and things like that, its been fascinating to listen to.Nick Dougherty has also spent a lot of time here, and hes been a Tour pro for many years and has won some big tournaments and led majors. His insight was also well received along with the likes of Paul McGinley, a successful Ryder Cup captain, and myself and my dad - weve got a pretty good coaching record between us. During a Q&A with fans in The Open Zone, Paul McGinley was asked which American hed like to see playing for Europe in the upcoming Ryder Cup The Q&As have been particularly popular, and its great that weve beenn able to get the fans involved like that.dddddddddddd My thought process this week has been, if I was watching, what would I want to see? Who would I want to see? What would I want to hear them talk about?I think weve all done a fantastic job collectively this week, and weve literally had a hitting station at a major championship. Thats an incredible achievement. Andrew Johnston talks about why hes bringing out the 2 iron for Royal Troon and says he won’t give in to peer pressure to get rid of the beard! Its equivalent to going to the Champions League final and getting Cristiano Ronaldo before the warm-ups to tell us how he takes free-kicks, how he curls the ball and stuff like that. Imagine watching the build-up to a Formula One grand prix and seeing Lewis Hamilton jump in a car saying: Right, let me show you how Im going to be driving in the race.Because golf is so accessible, people dont realise the magnitude of what weve done this week. Weve had the best players in the world, at a major, giving us their time and telling us how they do things. Theres no other sport in the world that has done that. Nick Faldo joins Nick Dougherty in the Open Zone to discuss aim-point express - the new phenomenon in the world of golf in the way to read a putt What weve seen at the Open Zone this week is a testament to Sky, and a testament to how the players regard Skys golf coverage.I think all the shoots have been great. The stand-out thing for me is that we got three of the best four players in the world to get out here and talk to us. They all gave us a slice of their time and they all did things in their own way. It was such a success to get players like that to come here and talk about what theyre doing. Henrik Stenson explains why he often prefers using a 3-wood over a driver off the tee And you cannot overlook what a big week this is for them, its one of the four biggest weeks of the year for the players, and for them to give us a few minutes of their preparation time during Open week is just phenomenal. 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