The Edmonton Oilers may have revamped their NHL goaltending, but they also have one of the hottest goalies in the AHL right now.

It appears to be a battle between Calvin Pickard and Connor Ingram to stick around as the Oilers backup when Tristan Jarry returns. Since the departure of Stuart Skinner, those three goaltenders have appeared to be Edmonton’s only viable option at the NHL level, but that could be changing.

The Oilers have a few intriguing young goaltending prospects in the system, none of them more enticing than 24-year-old Connor Ungar, who is currently ripping up the AHL with the Bakersfield Condors.

Since getting called up from the ECHL in mid-December, Ungar is undefeated with the Condors with a 5-0-0 record, while posting an exceptional .953 save percentage and 1.38 goals-against average. His most recent victory was a 3-0 shutout against the Ontario Reign on Sunday night.

Connor Ungar through 5 @TheAHL starts:

5-0, 1.38 GAA, .953 sv%. #Condorstown

— Ryan Holt (@CondorsHolty) January 12, 2026

To put those numbers in perspective, Ungar’s .953 SV% ranks at the top of the AHL among goalies with at least five starts. He is truly one of the league’s hottest goaltenders at the moment.

Ungar signed with the Oilers out of USports back in March 2024. He spent the entirety of last year playing with the ECHL’s Fort Wayne Komets, putting up a 19-12-4 record and .903 SV% through 35 games.

This year has been a bit funky, as the Alberta native has split his time between three different ECHL teams in the Komets, Orlando Solar Bears, and Greensboro Gargoyles. Ungar posted a .944 SV% throughout the 12 games he split between those teams.

Once Ingram was called up to the Oilers, Ungar was first in line to receive a call-up, beating out fellow goalie prospect Samuel Jonsson, who had a hot start to the season but has since cooled off.

From there, it’s been lights out for the undrafted goaltender, and it seems hard to believe that he could be demoted once Jarry returns to the Oilers and one of Pickard or Ingram is sent back down to the AHL.

If anything, this should be a sign that the Oilers should find a way to keep getting Ungar starts to see if he is legit. It’s unlikely that he will battle his way up to the NHL this season, Trey Yesavage-style, but he could threaten as soon as next season if these numbers keep up.

Edmonton has long been considered a goalie graveyard across the league, but Ungar has a chance to shuck that narrative. If the Oilers’ goaltending hits another big snag this season, he could wind up being an option sooner rather than later.