Sep 22, 2015; Columbus, OH, USA; Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Fedor Tyutin (51) and St. Louis Blues right wing Scottie Upshall (39) battle for the loose puck during the third period at Nationwide Arena. Columbus won 3-1. Mandatory Credit: Russell LaBounty-USA TODAY Sports

The St. Louis Blues look a bit different to start the season. So far, so good, as the new additions are delivering early. The Blues are 2-1-0 with the new faces directly contributing to both entries in the win column.

Rookie Robby Fabbri was the first new Blue this season to strike, scoring his first career NHL goal in a win against Edmonton last week. Unfortunately he is now out indefinitely with a concussion, but that opened the window for one of the healthy scratches to step in, Scottie Upshall suited up first.

Tuesday night, the Blues defeated the Calgary Flames 4-3, all four goals provided by new players. Upshall opened the scoring with his first goal as a Blue. He bounced around the lineup for most of the game, spending most of his minutes with David Backes and Dmitrij Jaskin. He put a rebound behind Flames goalie Jonas Hiller after a shot by Paul Stastny.

Upshall managed a team leading six shots on goal despite only getting 10:55 minutes of ice time. The 32 year old has bounced around the NHL a bit in his career, the Blues being the sixth team he’s played for. He’s a grinder who could end up being a nice fit next to David Backes as the season progresses.

Troy Brouwer has three points (2 G, 1 A) in three games for the Blues already, including his two point effort against the Flames. It doesn’t seem to matter which line Brouwer plays on, he’s had a seemingly smooth transition into the Blues system.

He had the right mindset to start the season, and so far it’s translated into points. Hitchcock has been shuffling the lines every game, it’s nice to see Brouwer playing comfortably regardless of his linemates. Maybe he can even shatter his career-high 43 points from his last two seasons in Washington.

Brouwer’s strong game set the stage for the real hero of Tuesday night’s game, rookie defenseman Colton Parayko. The 22 year old exploded with two goals from the blue line, including one on the power play to break the tie game.

An Alberta native, Parayko scored his first two career goals in front of his friends and family in Calgary. A strong start to what looks to be a promising career, he ended the night with 18:13 minutes of ice time.

His break out couldn’t have come at a better time, as St. Louis lost Kevin Shattenkirk to injury in the game. Blues fans viewing the game went from panic to optimism, as Shatty left the game, Parayko helped ease our minds. This is a big chance for Parayko to step up and contribute even more as his role will likely increase.

For the new additions to the St. Louis Blues, it may be too little of a sample size to name them all successes; but we’re off to a promising start.