Ryan Ellis pays for 'extremely dirty' hit on J.T. Brown

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.