Edmonton Oilers young stars Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jordan Eberle finally showed what all the hype was about — but Justin Schultz, the rookie defenseman from the University of Wisconsin, has had the biggest impact three games into the Oklahoma City Barons' season.

Schultz scored his second and third goals of the American Hockey League season and added an assist in the Barons' 5-2 win over San Antonio on Friday night in front of a crowd of 6,323 at the Cox Convention Center.

Labeled as an elite offensive defenseman, Schultz recorded a plus-5 game, a Barons record, which means Schultz was on the ice for all OKC five goals and on the bench during the Rampage's two goals.

“He has a lot of talent,” said Nugent-Hopkins. “He's so dynamic, but he's also smart. In the defensive zone, he's good at taking them out and getting the pucks out quick. It's all really positive. We're happy to have him to say the least.”