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Jake Hildebrand steals a goal from Michigan Tech's Tyler Heinonen (GIF)

Hildebrand looked like his junior self Tuesday.

By Nathan Wells
MSU goaltender Jake Hildenbrand (30) stopping Michigan forward Zach Hyman (11) last season.
MSU goaltender Jake Hildenbrand (30) stopping Michigan forward Zach Hyman (11) last season.
Bill Rapai

Michigan State senior goaltender Jake Hildebrand looked more like the reigning Big Ten player of the year Tuesday afternoon when he robbed Michigan Tech's Tyler Heinonen of a goal during the Great Lakes Invitational semifinal between the two teams in Detroit.

The save kept a 1-0 lead at the time for MSU, which subsequently successfully killed a 5x3 power play by the Huskies.

Hildebrand entered the game 56th out of 79 college goalies nationally with a .902 save percentage. The Spartans, meanwhile, have won one out of its last ten games.

Michigan State leads Michigan Tech 2-0 in the second period. Michigan and Northern Michigan are the other two teams in this year's GLI.

s/t @cjzero