From his speed and quickness to his offensive awareness, Ryan Spooner carries a pretty good toolset to help him be successful as an everyday player in the National Hockey League. The one thing that is plaguing him during his time in Boston is consistency.

Spooner entered Saturday’s game against the Florida Panthers with 14 points (5 goals, 9 assists) and a minus-6 rating in 27 games. He also carried a streak of 20 straight games without tallying an even strength goal.

That even strength goal skid was snapped at 11:35 of the first when Spooner notched the first of his two tallies on the afternoon — the other coming on the Bruins’ lone power play exactly eight minutes into the second period.

With his two goals, Spooner now has four points in his last three games. That is an encouraging sign for head coach Claude Julien, who’s been looking for someone in the bottom-six to generate some offense.

“Spoons I thought was involved in all areas tonight,” Julien said about Spooner’s performance after the B’s 3-1 win over the Panthers. “5-on-5 and in the corners and the battles with the D’s, he was able to help out and play a very solid game.”

For the attention he gets based on his speed and quickness, Spooner is also putting defenders on edge when he goes to the front of the net. An example of his net-front presence was seen in his first goal when he went found space in front of Roberto Luongo and tipped a Torey Krug shot from the point past the Florida netminder.

Although he’s still got some things to work on, Spooner’s game is starting to shape up nicely. He’s winning more faceoff draws, playing well in the neutral zone and helping his teammates win battles for loose pucks in the corners. All of that was on display on Saturday as he ended the afternoon with four shots, two hits and won five of his eight faceoffs while notching 11:53 time on ice.

Ryan Spooner (not pictured) celebrates his second goal of the afternoon with fellow teammates. (Photo by Joe Makarski, Bruins Daily)

“I find when I’m in the corners, and I’m trying to hit a little bit more, I’m stronger on pucks,” said Spooner. “It definitely helps me out a lot more, and it’s something that I need to work on because it’s something [the coaching staff] has been harping me about, so, I’ve been trying to improve on that part of my game, and I can definitely tell when I’m doing it.”

Spooner’s line has been a revolving door for most of the season. He’s played the majority of the year with Jimmy Hayes as one of his wingers. On the other side of Hayes has been a constant shift with guys like Landon Ferraro, Brett Connolly and Matt Beleskey getting time with Spooner on the third line.

Against the Panthers, Spooner centered Hayes and Frank Vatrano. That trio was broken up by Julien at the start of the third period against the Canadiens, but he gave the three forwards another chance to skate together and it worked out.

Night in and night out, Spooner will be playing with first-year teammates. Last year, he and David Pastrnak were in the same spot when they skated with Milan Lucic. Based off that experience, Spooner believes he can show the newer B’s the ropes as ‘the veteran’ of the third line.

“It’s definitely a change. It takes awhile to get used to playing with some new guys,” Spooner said.

“Last year we were against the third and fourth lines and Looch was used to playing against the first and second lines, so he was great to play with…This year there’s something I need to take upon myself to, I guess, be a leader on that line and [to] skate and use my speed.”

The more Spooner progresses, the more ice time he’ll see.

“Yeah I think when he’s playing the way he’s been playing today, you know, moving his feet and being really hard on the puck and taking care of it and making some great plays,” said Patrice Bergeron, who assisted on Spooner’s second goal during the B’s power play. “He’s definitely a big addition to our lineup. He’s a guy that keeps learning and a young guy and you know, I can’t say enough about the way he sees the ice. He’s definitely a threat when he’s on his game and on the ice and making plays like that.”