COLUMBUS -- Jacob Markstrom finally got a chance to play Tuesday night. He made the wait worth it.
Markstrom was spectacular in his season debut Tuesday night, making 42 saves in leading the Vancouver Canucks to a 5-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena.
The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Canucks, who are three games into a seven-game road trip.
Centre Brandon Sutter scored the winner at 14:52 of the third period when he wheeled past Columbus defenceman Ryan Murray and beat goalie Sergei Bobrovsky.
Henrik Sedin aded an empty-netter at 18:21 of the third.