Gardiner missed Monday's game-day skate due to illness, but is expected to suit up against the Ducks, James Mirtle of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Gardiner is riding a five-game point streak and will have to overcome this bug in order to extend it to six versus Anaheim. The Minnesotan is on pace to surpass his career-high 31 points from the 2015-16 campaign. An absence of any kind for the 26-year-old would be a blow to the team's scoring ability as he has more goals than the rest of the Toronto defensemen combined.