It doesn’t matter how a team wins in the NHL. The only thing that matters is getting two points.

That sentiment holds true for this year’s Boston Bruins.

What they lack in style points, the Bruins got the job done against the lowly Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday. Despite blowing a two-goal lead in the second period, struggles from the third and fourth lines and a powerless play that reminded fans of the man advantage of yesteryear, the Black and Gold eventually got the job done with a 3-2 shootout victory Saturday night at TD Garden.

Here are a few things we learned as the Bruins improved to 25-17-5 (55 points) on the season.

Spooner skates with Bergeron and Marchand, but an upgrade to top-six may be necessary

In his first game skating with Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand, Ryan Spooner tallied an assist and scored in the first round of the shootout. (Photo by Joe Makarski, Bruins Daily)

Playing center for a good chunk of his career, Ryan Spooner was starting to get accustomed to being the middle man in the NHL. Whether he skated on the third line or with Loui Eriksson and Matt Beleskey during David Krejci’s injury, Spooner adjusted nicely to his role.

Another adjustment was needed for Spooner on Saturday night as he moved to the right wing spot alongside Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron on the Bruins top line. Spooner took the place of Brett Connolly, who only has two goals since lighting the lamp four times in October, and was a healthy scratch for the third time this season.

In his first game with Bergeron and Marchand, Spooner earned the second star of the game. The 2010 second round pick assisted on Marchand’s 19th of the season just 32 seconds into the second period and tallied the first of the B’s two shootout goals.

“It’s a bit of a change, Spooner told the press about the adjustment from center to wing. “I’m used to being in the middle of the ice and when you’re out on, I guess the wing, it’s a change but I think for the most part if I just try to use my speed and my skill I think for the most part I should be fine.”

“It was a new experience for him to play on the right side,” head coach Claude Julien told the media about Spooner. “Just had to look at our situation and try to put some skill there with Bergy [Patrice Bergeron] and see how that would work. But at the end of the day he’s still a centerman. And, as you know, so far this year we’ve been doing a lot of experimenting with certain things against certain teams. Certainly looking to hopefully get some stability here down the road, but right now we’re just looking at our options.”

In the long run, the Bruins are served best with Spooner as their third line center. That brings another question as the trade deadline nears in another month. In addition to bolstering their primary need — a top-four blueliner — will Don Sweeney also look for a top-six forward before 3 p.m. on February 29th?

With a revolving door of right wingers from Connolly to Spooner to Loui Eriksson to David Pastrnak and Jimmy Hayes skating with the Bergeron and Marchand this year, getting an upgrade up front might entice the first year Bruins General Manager.

Torey Krug ends it in the shootout

Torey Krug fired a game-high eight shots on goal and scored the winner in the shootout. (Photo by Joe Makarski, Bruins Daily)

Three goals. That is the exact total of goals from Torey Krug this season, on pace for a career-low.

Krug had his chances to extend that total as he led all skaters with eight shots on goal in his 24:34 of ice time, but could not get one past Joonas Korpisalo, who made 32 saves in the losing effort. Like his teammates, he continued to battle, and when called upon in the shootout, he clinched the game and gave the Bruins a sigh of relief.

He may not be lighting the lamp as much as he likes, but Krug is making up for that with his consistent presence on the power play and his defensive improvements. That should help the former Michigan State Spartan as he looks for a bigger payday and his first multi-year contract of his career.

Former Bruin honored with montage

Former Bruin Gregory Campbell thanks the crowd for the ovation in his first game back as a member of the Blue Jackets. (Photo by Joe Makarski, Bruins Daily)

As the fourth line regressed, so too did Gregory Campbell during his last two years in Boston. But for a guy that was acquired to be a fourth line grinder, Campbell did his job more often than not during his first three years on Causeway Street.

Campbell’s image of finishing a shift with a broken leg — coming from a blocked shot — against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final is still appreciated by Bruins fans. That moment, along with a few other images, were reconciled when the Garden HDX played a montage for Campbell during a TV timeout in the first period.

While he wasn’t a catalyst per se, Campbell had a few good years in Boston and earned a well-deserved recognition in his first game back since signing with Columbus in the off-season.