VANCOUVER - Brock Boeser scored on a partial breakaway at 14:15 of the third period to snap a 3-3 deadlock as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 Saturday night.

Conor Garland, Drew O’Connor and Jake DeBrusk also scored for the Canucks (8-8-0) who played the first of back-to-back games.

Kirill Marchenko had two goals and an assist for Columbus (7-7-0). Dmitri Voronkov had a goal and two assists.

Vancouver goaltender Kevin Lankinen stopped 29 shots.

Elvis Merzlikins made 21 saves for Columbus.

Boeser took a long pass from Kiefer Sherwood, got behind the Columbus defence, and beat Merzlikins with a shot over his glove.

Marchenko’s second goal tied the game 3-3. It came just 3:30 after Garland had given the Canucks the lead off a pretty play by defenceman Tyler

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