As compromised positions shift.

Ryan Ellis victimized J.T. Brown with hard, highly illegal blindside contact late in Monday's game in Nashville. But when he sprung off the contact and crashed awkwardly into the boards, a vengeful Brown happened to land on top, and delivered a series of unanswered blows from the top as retribution.

Brown wasn't the only Lightning forward that was hot. Afterward, Brian Boyle called Ellis' hit "extremely dirty," according to Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times, adding, "that shouldn't happen."

Nashville ended up winning 3-1 on P.K. Subban's first multi-goal game with the Predators.

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Keep your head up.

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Kris Russell absolutely obliterated Chicago Blackhawks rookie Tyler Motte with a textbook hit Monday night.

Luckily for Motte he was no worse for wear after the impact.

Welcome to the big leagues, kid.

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Klefboms in bunches.

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Oscar Klefbom scored with a blast from inside the circle in the first period Monday night versus the Chicago Blackhawks, in the process extending his goal scoring streak to three games.

A couple of shifts later, Klefbom wheeled into a shooting lane on the power play and snapped a shot that took a touch off Leon Draisaitl to cash his second point of the night.

Klefbom's recent offensive wave comes after a frustrating start for the 23-year-old defender, who the Oilers were counting on to anchor their specialty teams in the absence of a prototypical power-play specialist.

He remains without the puck-moving capability and creativity from the top of the umbrella that the Oilers need to maximize the amount of talent they can throw out in mismatched scenarios. Because a team with Connor McDavid, Jordan Eberle, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, and Draisaitl simply should not own a below-average scoring rate on the man advantage.

But, with a power shot and precision, Klefbom has shown in recent games that he may have the ability to be a solid No. 2 option in that role.

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The Tucson Roadrunners are rallying support for captain Craig Cunningham, who remains in critical but stable condition after collapsing prior to Saturday's game.

In a tweet sent Tuesday, the AHL club invited the hockey world to join in supporting Cunningham and family by using #CunnyCan, and many quickly jumped at the opportunity to come alongside one of their own.

Much of the support is emanating from Arizona and Boston, in light of Cunningham's connection to the Coyotes and Bruins.

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The San Jose Sharks will be without Tomas Hertl for an indefinite period of time.

The winger suffered a right knee sprain on Nov. 17 and will require minor surgery, general manager Doug Wilson announced Monday.

"Hertl will undergo a minor procedure (Tuesday) under the direction of the Kaiser Permanente medical team," Wilson said in a statement. "Following the procedure, Hertl will proceed with his rehabilitation schedule in San Jose.

"No timetable has been set for his return to game action."

Hertl recorded four goals and five assists in 17 games this season.

It should be noted he missed most of the 2016 Stanley Cup Final with an injury to his right knee.

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The Colorado Avalanche almost let one get away from them Monday night.

The club watched as the Columbus Blue Jackets clawed their way back into the game, netting the tying goal with six seconds left in regulation to push it to overtime.

Luckily, Matt Duchene put the Avalanche in front for good in the extra frame, finishing off a two-on-one break with Erik Johnson to seal the 3-2 victory.

The goal was Duchene's seventh of the year, and gave the team wins in consecutive games for just the second time this season.

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P.K. Subban was putting his booming shot to good use against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The Nashville Predators defenseman rocketed two shots past Ben Bishop within the span of 2:40, thereby recording his first multi-goal game with his new team.

Here's a look at how he did it.

The two goals gave Subban five on the season and five points in his past three games.

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It will be an extra happy Thanksgiving at the Guentzel house this year.

Pittsburgh Penguins rookie forward Jake Guentzel scored his first career goal on his first shot during his first shift Monday, much to his family's delight.

It doesn't get much better than that.

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Well that didn't take long.

Pittsburgh Penguins rookie Jake Guentzel scored his first goal, on his first shot, on his first shift, in his first game on Monday.

Related: Guentzel's family goes bananas after 1st career goal

The 22-year-old netted the first goal of the game against the New York Rangers, just over a minute into the contest.

Of course, Guentzel is not the first Penguin to score a goal in the same fashion.

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John Tortorella has a brief but important message for Barry Trotz.

"Quit whining, that's all I have to say," the Blue Jackets head coach said Monday, according to Tom Reed of the Columbus Post-Dispatch.

Tortorella was responding to Trotz's comments Sunday about a high-sticking call on Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom that was drawn by some apparent embellishment on the part of Nick Foligno.

Trotz said he hoped the NHL looked at the incident, calling it "just a little bit disrespectful to the game."

As of late Monday afternoon, Foligno had not heard from the league, and was somewhat taken aback by Trotz's words.

"I think I was most offended by his remarks only because anyone who knows me and knows the way I play, that's probably the furthest thing from my mind there," Foligno maintained.

"(Backstrom's stick) came very close to hitting me in my face," he added. "You can slow anything down and make it look how you want. If you watch it at full speed, I only throw my head back. I don't grab for my face. I do that strictly because it was so close to my face. It's a natural reaction I think anyone would have when a stick comes that close to their face."

The divisional foes will meet next on Jan. 5 in Washington.

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