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ST. LOUIS (AP) — David Perron had no idea what would happen when he became a free agent this summer. Then he got a familiar call.Perron’s NHL odyssey has taken him all over his native Canada and the United States. But he always seems to find his way back to St. Louis.The 30-year-old Perron is beginning his third stint with his first NHL team after signing a $16 million Mattias Janmark Jersey , four-year deal with the Blues. When it came time to pick a new home this summer, the veteran winger opted for an old one.“I definitely like the mentality here,” Perron said. “I like the way things are and obviously a lot of the same familiar faces in the management, so yeah, it makes it really appealing to come back. I think I really enjoy the city for my family. It’s a city that when you get to know (it) you really enjoy.”Perron and his wife, Vanessa, have two kids; Mason, 3, and Victoria, 1. Mason just started preschool. Victoria was born in St. Louis.“It’s the first time I buy a house in the hockey season, so to speak,” he said Radek Faksa Jersey , “so we’re excited.”St. Louis is glad to have him back, too. Perron’s contract was part of an active offseason for the Blues after they fell just short of a playoff berth, ending a streak of six consecutive appearances in the postseason.“Bottom line is he’s here because he’s a good NHL player,” coach Mike Yeo said. “The track record is there. He did it with us two years ago. He did it last year in Vegas, and I think it makes us stronger from top to bottom.”Perron was selected by St. Louis in the first round of the 2007 draft and made his NHL debut that same year at age 19. He played for the Blues for six seasons before he was traded to Edmonton in July 2013.Following stints with the Oilers, Pittsburgh and Anaheim, he returned to St. Louis when he agreed to a $7.5 million, two-year contract in 2016. But the Blues left him unprotected for the expansion draft last June and the Golden Knights pounced.Perron’s season in Sin City was a memorable one. He collected 16 goals and a career-high 50 assists, helping Vegas win the Pacific Division. He had nine more points in the playoffs as the Golden Knights made it all the way to the Stanley Cup Final before losing to Washington in five games.The experience in Vegas, being part of a wildly successful expansion team, changed Perron’s mentality on what it takes to win in the NHL.“Just the way things were approached in Vegas, how loose we were Authentic Stephen Johns Jersey , how much fun we had, and then we still found a way to get on the ice and take care of business and still have fun while doing it,” he said. “It’s definitely important. Sometimes you get too tense in a season. You overlook things. You overanalyze things and it’s definitely changed my perspective on things a little bit.”The Golden Knights’ run also shortened Perron’s offseason, and he noticed a difference early in training camp with the Blues. He was slowed by a groin and hip issue before making his preseason debut Tuesday night against the Capitals. He skated with Brayden Schenn and Jaden Schwartz before he got hurt, and then worked on a line with Tyler Bozak and Alexander Steen against Washington.Wherever he plays, the Blues think Perron will be a key contributor in a much deeper group of forwards compared to last season.“Highly skilled obviously, we know that,” Schenn said. “A right shot, which we badly needed. He’s able to make plays, see the ice very well, very skilled, so we’re looking forward to having him a part of our lineup.” ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues appear to be building on something.With a 4-3 overtime win over the Colorado Avalanche on Friday Youth Tyler Pitlick Jersey , the Blues won for the third time in their last four games and back-to-back games for the first time since Nov. 6 and Nov. 9.St. Louis, still mired near the bottom of the Central Division standings with 28 points (12-14-4), hopes to keep rolling when it hosts the Calgary Flames on Sunday afternoon. The Flames sit atop the Pacific Division with 44 points (21-10-2).Article continues below ...“I think we’re in a position where we need to win, it doesn’t matter how or what it looks like,” Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester said. “I don’t think we’ve won two in a row in a while. We still know what our position is, but it starts with two and hopefully we can get another one on Sunday and we’ll have a good road trip.”Defenseman Colton Parayko scored two goals against the Avalanche and center Ryan O’Reilly’s short-handed goal in overtime was the difference. It was the second multi-goal for Parayko in his career.“I think it’s a big one for us with obviously where we’re at in the season and where we want to go as we continue to go down the stretch here,” Parayko said. “We want to get better and obviously we’ve put together a couple now, which is big for us.”O’Reilly’s game-winner came as the Blues were killing off a unique penalty called on forward Vladimir Tarasenko for using illegal equipment. Tarasenko picked up and used Parayko’s stick, but since Parayko — who stands 6 feet 6 — has an exception to the league’s stick length rule, it was illegal for Tarasenko to play with it.The Blues take pride in overcoming adversity but know there’s still plenty of work to do to dig out of hole their slow start created.“To win two in a row is huge,” O’Reilly said. “But we’re still behind. We’ve got a lot of ground to cover and the next game’s gonna be different. We have to prepare for that team in different ways.“It’s great to have the statements that we’ve had the last few games, so our work ethic and the way we’re competing Tyler Seguin Jersey , we’re staying resilient. So there’s some things there, but we’ve gotta keep building it.”The Blues beat the Flames 5-3 on Oct. 11. Calgary is coming off a 2-1 win at Minnesota on Saturday afternoon and has won seven of its last eight games.Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk scored the eventual game-winner with 11:15 left in the third period to break a 1-1 tie with the Wild and goalie David Rittich made 34 saves.“That was a good road win by us,” Flames defenseman Mark Giordano told NHL.com. “They’re a good team, the play really well structured. They don’t give up much. They have a lot of veteran guys over there.”The Flames, who have thrived offensively this season, showed they can win a low-scoring game as well.“We’re good enough defensively that when we’re dialed in and are committed to playing the game the right way we can shut it down, too,” Flames coach Bill Peters told NHL.com.