Dustin Byfuglien's size was used against him on this one.

Elias Lindholm of the Carolina Hurricanes scored his first goal of the season Sunday by firing a crisp wrist shot past Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck.

What made this goal especially notable is the fact Lindholm put the puck between the hulking defenseman's legs on its way to the back of the net.

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The Washington Capitals were not pleased with a third-period penalty call on Nicklas Backstrom that led to a game-winning goal for the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday.

More specifically, it was Barry Trotz who had some choice words for what appeared to be some serious embellishment on the part of Nick Foligno.

Here's a look at the play in question:

Trotz added he hopes the NHL looks at Foligno's actions and hands out a fine, but the coach may also get a call for publicly criticizing the officiating.

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There are fitting musical choices, and then there's this truly inspired selection made by a DJ in the NWHL.

Rihanna's "Bitch Better Have My Money" rang out during the warmup between the Buffalo Beauts and the Boston Pride at HarborCenter in Buffalo on Sunday afternoon, two days after NWHL commissioner Dani Rylan confirmed cuts to player salaries amid declining attendance.

Here's the tune, for the uninitiated:

On Friday, Rylan revealed that the players were not initially consulted about the salary cuts, and they responded Saturday by requesting an audit of the league's finances.

The four-team NWHL, which also includes the New York Riveters and the Connecticut Whale, began play in 2015.

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Better late than never for the Columbus Blue Jackets.

With less than a minute remaining in Sunday's match versus the divisional opponent Washington Capitals, the Blue Jackets executed a nifty tic-tac-toe passing play to grab the lead, and the eventual game winner.

On the powerplay, the play began when winger Sam Gagner fed a point shot to captain Nick Foligno on the left side. Foligno then slid a cross-crease pass to Alexander Wennberg, who buried it into an open net behind Capitals netminder Braden Holtby.

The goal marked Wennberg's third of the season, and his 17th point in 16 games. As for the Blue Jackets, their record improved to 10-4-2, while the Capitals fell to 11-5-2.

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It appears Matt Martin and Alexei Emelin are off the hook.

No players are expected to receive supplemental discipline following a couple of incidents near the end of Saturday's game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs, reports Sportsnet's Chris Johnston.

Martin caught Nathan Beaulieu with a blindside hit and Emelin boarded James van Riemsdyk from behind minutes later as time expired in the Canadiens' 2-1 victory.

Related: Emelin sends Van Riemsdyk into boards with nasty hit from behind

The Canadiens earned their 12th consecutive win over the Maple Leafs on Saturday night, a streak that spans parts of four seasons.

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The Arizona Coyotes have returned forward Dylan Strome to the Erie Otters of the OHL, the club announced Sunday.

Strome has appeared in seven games with the Coyotes this season, recording one point and averaging 13:41 in ice-time. The 19-year-old scored 111 points in 56 games with Erie last season.

"Dylan has made exceptional progress and continues to make strides to being an elite center in this league," Coyotes general manager John Chayka said in a statement. "At this point in time we felt it was best for his development to get him back playing in junior, but his future in the NHL is very bright."

The possibility exists that Strome could join Team Canada at the upcoming World Junior Championship. Strome scored six points in five games with Canada last year. This year's event, which begins Dec. 26, will be split between Toronto and Montreal.

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Thomas Vanek will be back in the lineup Sunday night, but he's trying to keep expectations in check.

The Detroit Red Wings forward cautioned against assuming he'll be able to single-handedly reverse the team's fortunes when he plays against the Calgary Flames after missing the last 11 games.

"I'm not here to save anything," Vanek told Dana Wakiji of the Red Wings' official website.

"Before when I first got here I felt like I could still play in this league and make my teammates better. That's what good players can do and I feel like I'm still a good player. I'm not here to go out there and score three goals and try to be some kind of hero. Whoever I play with tonight, I'll try to make those two better. And If they make me better, hopefully we have success as a line."

Vanek set the bar high with four goals and four assists in seven games for his new club before suffering a hip injury.

The Red Wings went 3-7-1, scoring only 18 goals and being shut out three times in his absence.

Vanek is tied for second on the team in goals and points despite missing more than half of Detroit's first 18 games.

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Bruce Boudreau isn't wild about his offense.

Following Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche, the frustrated Minnesota Wild bench boss told reporters, "I need more from a lot of guys. When was the last time any of us had a multi-point game? You can't win in this league every night 1-0, 2-1."

Through eight games in November, the Wild have scored more than two goals just once. That's a stark contrast from the first month of the season, in which the Wild scored two-plus in eight of nine contests, averaging 3.56 goals per game.

The Wild have dealt with their share of injuries - particularly star forward Zach Parise, who missed six games with a lower-body injury - but it's no excuse for the team's overall offensive game.

As it stands, Eric Staal and Charlie Coyle are the team's only forwards with five goals and double-digit points.

"You got to be able to forecheck and you got to be able to fight to get inside. There's loose pucks there, if you want to score, you got to get it," added Boudreau, who is now focused on preparing his team for Monday's match versus the Dallas Stars.

"There are too many games in this league to sit and get pissed off about a game for two days because by the time you start worrying about Dallas, that's going to be behind you."

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Paul Maurice knew who to blame following Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Boston Bruins.

"I got two jobs. One is to prepare my hockey team and the other is to run the bench, and that team wasn't prepared to play. That's on me," the Winnipeg Jets coach told reporters. "I'm not looking at that room. I'm looking at what I did to get this hockey club ready because it wasn't good enough for this league.

"I'm not in there reading them the riot act. I got to get my act here together because we weren't ready to play."

The Jets were largely outplayed for much of the game, finishing the night with just 12 shots on goal. Winnipeg goalie Michael Hutchinson faced 38 shots in the loss.

Related: Jets can't muster an even-strength shot in 2nd period vs. Bruins

"There isn't a piece of that game that we were good at," Maurice said. "If we have to sit here today and get a silver lining, if you're going to be bad, you might as well be bad in all parts of your game, so then you have the hope that you can write that one off."

The Jets will have a quick shot at redemption on Sunday when they travel to Raleigh to take on the Carolina Hurricanes.

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