With Kevin Shattenkirk in the box, Cedric Paquette and Mathieu Joseph scored back-to-back shorthanded goals on the same penalty kill. Paquette's came via a nifty forehand move on a breakaway and Joseph finished off a two-on-one feed from Ondrej Palat moments later to give the Lightning a three-goal lead.
Palat led the way for the Lightning offensively, recording a goal and two assists to push his personal point streak to three games. With the primary assist on Paquette's goal, Anthony Cirelli extended his own point streak to five games.
The win was Tampa Bay's third-straight and helps them jump the Sabres in the Atlantic Division standings. With 26 points now on the season, the Lightning also pulled within a point of idle Montreal for the third spot in the division.
Scoring Summary
1st Period
TBL | 0:13 Nikita Kucherov (8) - Ondrej Palat
BUF | 3:40 Sam Reinhart (9) - Victor Olofsson, Jack Eichel
2nd Period
BUF | 1:48 Jimmy Vesey (1) - Unassisted
TBL | 7:20 Mikhail Sergachev (2) - Ondrej Palat, Kevin Shattenkirk - PPG
TBL | 9:26 Yanni Gourde (6) - Ryan McDonagh, Pat Maroon
3rd Period
TBL | 8:17 Cedric Paquette (3) - Anthony Cirelli, Ryan McDonagh - SHG
TBL | 9:06 Ondrej Palat (8) - Mathieu Joseph - SHG