Bastian missed all three of his shot attempts and had two hits in Friday's 3-1 loss to the Rangers.
Bastian skated just 11:51 in the contest, but he tied for the team lead with 2:57 of power-play ice time. While his role on the top power-play unit is intriguing, Bastian will need to be more accurate with his shots in order to take advantage of the opportunity and snap a point drought that's ballooned to 11 games.