With less than six minutes remaining in regulation, it was Cedric Paquette who scored the game-winner. After a drop feed from Mikhail Sergachev, Paquette fired a shot past Hutton from the top of the circle to give the Bolts a 5-4 lead.
With a goal and an assist, Nikita Kucherov extended his point streak to eight games. Ondrej Palat also factored into the scoring in his return to the lineup from injury, picking up the secondary assist on Paquette's goal.
Tampa Bay went 4-1-0 on the five-game homestand and now departs on a three-game road trip that begins on Saturday vs. the Panthers.
Scoring Summary
1st Period
TBL | 2:59 Dan Girardi (2) - Alex Killorn, Victor Hedman
BUF | 8:42 Zemgus Girgensons (2) - Rasmus Ristolainen, Zach Bogosian
BUF | 9:45 Sam Reinhart (4) - Jack Eichel, Zach Bogosian
TBL | 10:28 Alex Killorn (4) - J.T. Miller
TBL | 15:55 Nikita Kucherov (10) - Brayden Point, Erik Cernak
2nd Period
BUF | 5:39 Sam Reinhart (5) - Jack Eichel, Brock Nelson
3rd Period
BUF | 2:29 Tage Thompson (4) - Casey Mittelstadt
TBL | 4:12 Steven Stamkos (8) - Victor Hedman, Nikita Kucherov - PPG
TBL | 14:19 Cedric Paquette (5) - Mikhail Sergachev, Ondrej Palat