Scott Powers, ESPN Staff Writer 9y

Prospect watch: Goalies Carruth, Darling, Tomkins have big week

Here’s a look at how some of the Chicago Blackhawks’ prospects are doing throughout the world:

Mac Carruth, goaltender, Indy Fuel (ECHL), drafted 7th round in 2010

Carruth, 22, made 23 saves and recorded a shutout in the IceHogs’ 3-0 win over the Chicago Wolves on Sunday. It was his first AHL game of the season. He is 0-2-2 with a 3.69 goals-against average and .872 save percentage with the Indy Fuel in the ECHL this season.

Scott Darling, goaltender, Rockford IceHogs (AHL), signed as a free agent in 2014

Darling, 25, picked up two wins for the IceHogs over the weekend. He had 22 saves in a 4-3 win over the Iowa Wild on Friday and 38 saves in 3-2 win over the Milwaukee Admirals on Saturday. He is 7-2-0 with a 1.97 goals-against average and .932 save percentage this season.

Matt Tomkins, goaltender, Ohio State (NCAA), drafted 7th round in 2012

Tomkins, a sophomore, was named the Big Ten Second Star of the Week on Tuesday. He had a 1.54 goals-against average and .939 save percentage in Ohio State’s series split with Michigan State last week. He recorded his first career college shutout with 29 saves in a 3-0 win on Friday. He had 17 saves in a 3-1 loss on Thursday. He leads the Big Ten with a 2.11 goals-against average. He is also 3-4-1 with a .917 save percentage.

Ryan Hartman, forward, Rockford IceHogs (AHL), drafted 1st round in 2013

Hartman, 20, had two goals in the IceHogs’ 4-3 win over the Wild on Friday. He has four goals and four assists in 19 games this season.

Garret Ross, forward, Rockford IceHogs (AHL), drafted 5th round in 2012

Ross, 22, scored two goals in the IceHogs’ 3-0 win over the Wolves on Sunday. He has six goals, six assists and is a plus-10 in 19 games this season.

Brandon Mashinter, forward, Rockford IceHogs (AHL), acquired from Rangers in 2013

Mashinter, 26, had a goal and two assists in the IceHogs’ three wins last weekend. He has five points in the last four games and has four goals and seven assists in 16 games this season.

Dennis Rasmussen, forward, Rockford IceHogs (AHL), signed as a free agent in 2014

Rasmussen, 24, had a goal and an assist in the IceHogs’ 3-2 win over the Admirals on Saturday. He has four goals and two assists in 19 games this season.

Chris Calnan, forward, Boston College (NCAA), drafted 3rd round in 2012

Calnan, a sophomore, had two goals in a 5-3 win over Massachusetts on Friday and an assist in a 4-1 win over Maine on Saturday. He has five goals and two assists in 11 games this season.

Michael Paliotta, defenseman, Vermont (NCAA), drafted 3rd round in 2011

Paliotta, a senior, scored a goal in Vermont’s 11-1 win over UMass Amherst on Saturday. He leads Vermont as a plus-9 and is tied for second with 10 points. He has three goals and seven assists in 12 games this season.

Anthony Louis, forward, Miami Ohio (NCAA), drafted 6th round in 2013

Louis, a sophomore, had a goal and an assist in Miami’s 5-2 win over Western Michigan on Saturday. He has three goals and 11 assists in 14 games this season.

Tyler Motte, forward, Michigan (NCAA), drafted 4th round in 2013

Motte, a sophomore, had a goal in Michigan’s 8-1 win over Penn State on Saturday. He has four goals and two assists in 11 games this season.

John Hayden, forward, Yale (NCAA), drafted 3rd round in 2013

Hayden, a sophomore, had a goal and an assist for Yale over the weekend. He leads the Bulldogs with eight points. He has two goals and six assists in seven games.

Fredrik Olofsson, forward, Chicago Steel (USHL), drafted 4th round in 2014

Olofsson, 18, had a goal and an assist for the Steel over the weekend. He has eight goals, eight assists and is a plus-4 in 17 games. His 16 points set a new career high for him in the USHL.

Anders Nilsson, goaltender, Kazan Ak Bars (KHL), acquired from Islanders in 2014

Nilsson, 24, stopped 17-of-19 shots in a 3-2 win over Barys on Monday. He’s 10-3-4 with a 1.80 goals-against average and .936 save percentage in 18 games this season.

Nick Schmaltz, forward, North Dakota (NCAA), drafted 1st round in 2014

Schmaltz, a freshman, continues to be out with a lower-body injury. He has missed the last four games for North Dakota. He has one goal and seven assists in nine games this season.

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