On a week where the Boston Bruins dropped both games to the Chicago Blackhawks and Ottawa Senators at home, there was one positive that came out of TD Garden-Craig Cunningham scored his first NHL goal on Saturday and made a difference.

Cunningham has been back and forth this season between Providence and Boston due to the number of injuries sustained by the Black and Gold which can’t be easy on any player, but Cunningham is trying to fit in and has done it nicely.

In five games with the B’s, the 24 year-old has one goal, a plus-1 rating and has fired off six shots while playing a little under 12 minutes per contest on average.

Head coach Claude Julien was satisfied with Cunningham’s play against the Senators even in a losing effort.

“He skated well, you know, “Julien said. “He competes hard. All things that we know about him.”

It was a bitter sweet moment for Cunningham scoring his first goal while the B’s didn’t get the two points they were hoping for.

“Yeah, obviously it’s always nice to get your first one,” Cunningham said. “The first goal you always remember, but in the end it didn’t really matter tonight. At this point in the season wherever we are right now, it’s about wins and losses.”

The right-winger isn’t worrying about whether he’ll be staying in Boston over the next few games. He is only worrying about the aspects of hockey that he can control.

“I don’t think that’s a question for me,” Cunningham said. “I’m just trying to play hard and contribute. Bring some energy and do the best I can.”

Milan Lucic, who played alongside Cunningham, was thrilled to see his line mate get his first NHL goal on Saturday.

“Yeah, it’s great to see him play the way he has the last two games,” Lucic said. “He’s playing hard and when you play hard you get rewarded and he got rewarded here today (Saturday) with his first NHL goal. If you go around the room everyone remembers their first goal. It’s definitely a big moment for him in his hockey career.”

Cunningham had quite the season in Providence last year. In 75 games, he scored 25 goals, assisted on 22 others, scored eight goals on the power-play and had 227 shots. In 12 games in the playoffs for the Baby B’s, Cunningham had three goals and four assists.

It seems as if Cunningham can be a play-maker. It may just take some time for him to adapt to his new line mates if he remains with the team. But, by playing alongside Lucic and Chris Kelly, Cunningham should have no trouble getting opportunities