Gardiner posted two assists and a plus-three rating in the 5-4 victory over the Red Wings on Sunday.

EDGE Analysis

The 26-year-old only has one shot on goal over the last four games, but he is still producing one point per game since Dec. 10. Gardner has four goals and 11 points in the last 19 games. Before that, he scored two goals and seven points in 16 games. Gardner is now just a goal away from last season's total and is on pace for his first 40-point season.

Gardiner's hot streak continued Friday with an assist in a 4-1 win over Arizona.

EDGE Analysis

He has actually only been held off the scoresheet once in the last eight games and has eight points, including two goals, in that span. Gardiner is on his way to his first 40-point season. Use him well.

Gardiner filled the scoresheet with two assists, four shots, a plus-2 rating and two PIM in Thursday's 6-0 undressing of the Avalanche.

EDGE Analysis

After failing to register a point for the first time in six games Monday against Anaheim -- a game in which he may have been limited due to an illness -- Gardiner bounced right back in this one, continuing his strong campaign. He's on pace for career bests in a wide range of categories (goals, points, plus-minus, shots), which should make fantasy owners quite happy to retain the 26-year-old's services.

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.

Gardiner is riding a modest four-game, four-point scoring streak.

EDGE Analysis

He has one goal and three assists in those four games; three of the points have come on the power play. Gardiner is prone to mistakes, but they are born from his talent and willingness to take risks and jump up into the play. Take advantage of this microburst.

Gardiner scored the Leafs only goal Sunday in a 3-1 loss to the Avalanche.

EDGE Analysis

It came on the power play. Gardiner has been finding twine more often this season than in any other, but his overall point total isn't necessarily climbing. This may be all that he is.

Gardiner scored the Leafs only goal in a 2-1 loss to the Hurricanes on Tuesday night.

EDGE Analysis

Gardiner has nine points, including four goals, in 19 games this season; two of the goals have come in the last three games. Gardiner is actually on a career pace and stands to come close to the 40-point mark this season.

Gardiner notched his first goal of the season in Sunday's 5-1 loss to the Islanders.

EDGE Analysis

It came on the power play. Unfortunately, Gardiner also rang up a minus-3 rating on the night. He has a point in each of his last two games and six in nine games.

Gardiner assisted on one of rookie center Auston Matthew's four goals in a 5-4 loss to the Senators on Wednesday. He also recorded two hits in 21:41 of ice time.

EDGE Analysis

Last season, Gardiner recorded 31 points (seven goals, 24 assists) in 79 games. The 26-year-old looks to build on that campaign in a top-four role this season. Gardiner has averaged at least two minutes per game on the power play the past four seasons, and 3:47 in the opener Wednesday.

Gardiner picked up a pair of helpers -- one on the power play and the other shorthanded -- in Tuesday's 5-2 win against Florida.

EDGE Analysis

Gardiner has two multi-assist outings in his last five, pushing the blueliner to a new career-high 24 apples. The 25-year-old still sits at minus-10 on the season, which is an improvement from last year's minus-23 rating, but he's really not to blame with the Leafs struggling all year.