Kieran Millan is beginning to look like John Curry, and for the time being, he’ll begin to command the minutes Curry used to get, too. After religiously sticking with goalie rotation through the first half of the season, Boston University coach Jack Parker said he’s found his man.

“Right now, Millan has got the job for a little while here, but we’ve got to get [freshman Grant Rollheiser] straightened out,” Parker said. “It has nothing to do with skill. He’s a very skilled goaltender.”

BU rookie Kieran Millan has emerged as the go-to guy for the Terriers. He's got a 12-1-1 record.

Millan, also a freshman, has distinguished himself as the better netminder. His .893 winning percentage (12-1-1) is the best in the country, and he’s also got a 1.64 goals-against average (sixth nationally, first in Hockey East) and .928 save percentage (12th, second). Rollheiser is 4-4-0 with a 2.66 goals-against average and.876 save percentage.

“Obviously, they’re both talented,” Parker said. “We knew that coming in, but Millan has been outstanding. I think Rolly got a little jumpy for awhile there, and it’s caused him some problems. But we think he’s going to be terrific goaltender, too. We’ve just got to get him settled down and get him back in the rotation again.”

That’s the key. While Parker said Millan will start in each game of BU’s home-and-home this weekend with New Hampshire, he still thinks it’s best in the long term if Rollheiser can get back to where he was when the freshmen alternated starts in the first 12 games of the season. Since Millan started the last four games before the break in December, Parker has thought Rollheiser has gotten a bit out of form and isn’t as relaxed between the pipes.

The most difficult part of using a rotation is keeping both players’ confidence at a consistent level. The fear of playing for your job can play tricks with your mind.

“Yeah, you don’t want them to think that,” Parker said. “That’s why I think a rotation is good for freshmen because one guy doesn’t have to do it all by himself. Or one guy doesn’t think, ‘Well, if I have a bad night, they’re going to pull me out. I know I’m going every other night.’ That was working well for us first semester, but there’s been a little bit of a gap between Kieran and Rolly right now.”

Parker doesn’t have a specific plan for his duo a month from now but figured he’d ride one of his horses through the postseason. However, he’s also quick to point out he’s won a pair of national championships with a rotation in the postseason, and he won’t rule out that option with the current tandem. As it currently stands, though, Curry Version 2.0 will man the pipes.

“I thought he was cool and calm,” Parker said after Millan stopped 19 of 21 shots last Saturday to beat Boston College for the second time this season. “I’ve come to expect that from him. It’s almost like he’s John Curry for me now. If somebody scores a goal on him, I’m surprised. How’d that happen?

“It looks like he’s playing a pick-up game on the pond. Nothing rattles him.”