Nathan Bastian's game-winner (Credit: Tim Garland/Iowa Wild) The Texas Stars sent 2025 out with a bang in Des Moines as they never trailed in their contest against the Iowa Wild, ultimately securing the 3-2 win for good in overtime thanks to conditioning loanee Nathan Bastian. Fourth-liner with a scoring knack Jack Becker scored twice in the contest, his fifth and sixth of the campaign. Early in the first, Texas was coming off a power play and Remi Poirier had to stand tall on two successive high-danger chances coming back the other way. A quick breakout led Kyle McDonald to go backwards against the grain to Becker on the left wing side and into the yawning cage. Texas found misfortune as the period closed with Michael Karow already in the box. On the ensuing shift of the PK, Kyle Looft caught a puck up high in front of the net, hitting him in the left ear. With Texas down to four defensemen for the kill, they gave up a power play goal to David Špaček, a blistering shot from the to...