TORONTO -- Team Canada captain Sidney Crosby picked up exactly where he left off last spring when he was hoisting the Stanley Cup as captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins: dominating.Crosby was a one-man wrecking crew as host Canada opened the World Cup of Hockey on Saturday with an emphatic 6-0 victory over the Czech Republic. Sure, the three points on a goal and two assists were an impressive way for the defending playoff MVP from last Junes Stanley Cup run to kick off his season, but as is almost always the case with Crosby, its the little things -- the attention to detail -- that paint the true picture.And on this night the picture was a pleasing one for Canadian fans.After being stymied on an early breakaway, Crosby banked home the first goal of the game off Czech goalie?Michal Neuvirth from the goal line. Later, he added an assist on a goal by Brad Marchand off a faceoff win by Patrice Bergeron that put me in mind of an overtime goal he drew up in the Stanley Cup finals against the San Jose Sharks.As per usual with Crosby, few things in the game happen by chance.In the final minute of the first period, Crosby sped back down the ice to break up a Czech 2-on-1 and then, even though he didnt get credit for an assist, ran some interference in the Czech zone, setting up a Bergeron goal with 0.7 seconds left in the first period to give the Canadians an insurmountable 3-0 lead.For good measure, Crosby added another pretty assist on a Joe Thornton goal early in the second.Saturdays dominating win made it clear that whoever is going to knock off Canada in this tournament is going to have to find a way to negate the Bergeron-Crosby-Marchand line that has been together since the moment Canada opened training camp.In fact, head coach Mike Babcock penciled in the offensive trio months before Team Canada ever took to the ice, looking to put an end to the backstory that has been part of the past two Olympic Games: Whom will Crosby play with?Babcock was the coach in both Vancouver and Sochi when Canada won gold, but it took time each tournament to find wingers who meshed with Crosby. Thats clearly not an issue here, as Crosby and the two Boston Bruins are a force as Canada is playing with a much different tempo than they did in Sochi on the Olympic-size ice.In short, Crosby served notice in Game 1 of the World Cup that whether hes wearing a Penguins jersey or the red and white of Team Canada, hes at a whole other level. Not that any of that should come as a surprise.Three stars1. Sidney Crosby, C, Canada: Three-point night, ferocious backchecking ... if Canada was looking for its captain to set a tone for an important opening-night win over the overmatched Czechs, they got it in spades.2. Carey Price, G, Canada: There was a point in the first half of the first period when the flow of the game was much less lopsided than it became, and Price did his job, denying Ondrej Palat on an early deflection and then shutting the door on the Czech power play on the night. And lets remember this was Prices first meaningful game since last November after injury issues.3. 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Jazz Tevaga and Nathaniel Roache have much in common.Both are softly spoken 20-year-olds learning the ropes as a first-grade Warriors hooker.Both are recent NYC graduates striving to cement themselves as the incumbent Issac Lukes understudy.And both, if last weeks game is anything to go by, have defensive steel in spades.The Kiwi rookies made a combined 59 tackles and missed none in their eighth-placed sides 24-14 win over the Titans, filling in for the injured Luke with aplomb.Theyll share the No.9 role again in Saturdays clash against the Rabbitohs in Auckland, with Tevaga in the run-on side and Roache to inject energy from the bench.Roache said the pair, who played a half each on the Gold Coast, have different on-field characteristics but are working together to push the Warriors towards a finals berth.Jazz is prized in his defence and I just try to give that spark in attack, Roache told AAP.Luke, 29, overcame a sluggish start to life in Auckland to produce several excellent displays before injury struck a fortnight ago.He was operated on this week and should be ready for action by early September.The Kiwi international has become a mentor for Tevaga and Roache over the course of 2016.From pre-season, Ive already developed my game so much learning through him - morreso in reading the game, Tevaga said.ddddddddddddHead coach Andrew McFadden was impressed by the performance of both young rakes in the sides win over the Jarryd Hayne-inspired Gold Coast, and expected a similar performance against the Rabbitohs.South Sydney have endured a miserable season, sitting in 14th place and suffering nine losses on the bounce despite a star-studded line-up including Greg Inglis.However, they showed signs of life last week in taking the Storm to golden point before losing 15-14.A battle around the ruck was on the cards, according to Roache.Its going to be a tough day for the likes of me and Jazz in the middle, Roache said.STATS THAT MATTER:* The Warriors have won three of their last four home matches against the Rabbitohs but lost their most recent home encounter 22-24 in 2013.* However the Auckland-based side has a terrible recent record against South Sydney overall, winning just four of 12 matches since 2008.* The Warriors have lost three of their past six matches in extra time but have not been defeated in 80 minutes since May 21.* The Rabbitohs have not lost 10 straight games since 2006.(SOURCE: FOX SPORTS LAB) ' ' '