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.