Gardiner delivered two more assists Saturday in a 6-3 loss to Boston.

EDGE Analysis

Gardiner has a four-game, seven-point streak on the go. Maybe his game really is waking up after such a slow start. The Leafs sure hope so. Take advantage.

Gardiner delivered two assists in Thursday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Red Wings.

EDGE Analysis

He has struggled to put up points this season, but he now has five points in three games. It's not a streak by any means, but perhaps it's a sign that Gardiner could get back to a 40-45 point pace going forward.

Gardiner has just two points in his last 10 games for the Maple Leafs and hasn't scored a goal in almost a month.

EDGE Analysis

Gardiner has just 10 points this season and that includes just a single goal. In 24 games. He is coming off a 52-point season and 95 points in his last two years. So this year, Gardiner is seriously underperforming, at least offensively. And that seems hard to do on such an offensive team. There's a chance he can rebound, but for now, he's bench worthy.

Gardiner (personal) skated for the second straight day Thursday, putting him on track to possibly draw into Friday's preseason home game against the Sabres, Paul Hendrick of the Maple Leafs' official site reports.

EDGE Analysis

Gardiner was away from the team for the birth of his son earlier this week. He'll be looking for a clean hockey slate after posting an egregious minus-5 rating in Game 7 against the Bruins in Round 1 of the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs, but it shouldn't be lost on fantasy owners that he achieved a career-high 47 assists and 52 points and 103 blocked shots during the regular season.

Gardiner (personal) will remain away from the team Wednesday due to the birth of his son, Mike Augello of Sporting News-Canada reports.

EDGE Analysis

Gardiner skipped Tuesday's affair for the very same reason, so it shouldn't be a surprise that he will remain away from the team for a game just a day later. Given that it's his first child and the team is still in the preseason, there's a chance Gardiner will spend a little more time away before returning, though no timeline has been set at this point. He should rejoin the lineup when he rejoins his teammates.

Gardiner is not with the team ahead of Tuesday's preseason game against the Senators due to the expected birth of his first child in the near future, Scott Wheeler of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

The Leafs have a back-to-back set against the Senators on tap Tuesday and Wednesday, but it appears the blueliner could be in line to miss at least one, if not the pair, as he joins his expecting wife. He will likely rejoin the lineup as soon as he returns to the team, though no date has been set for that at this point.

Gardiner produced an assist but went minus-5 as the Maple Leafs were eliminated by the Bruins in Game 7 on Wednesday. "It's just not good enough, especially in a game like this," said the defenseman in a report by Sportsnet. "It's the most important game of the season, and I didn't show up, so... there's not much you can say really."

EDGE Analysis

The Bruins obviously had very little trouble exposing Gardiner's mistakes in this contest, but the Minnesota native owned up to his poor play and it'll be difficult for him to not learn from the experience. Gardiner notched a career-high 47 assists and 52 points to complement one goal and 14 helpers on the power play during the regular season, but with only one year left on his contract before he'll be an unrestricted free agent, there's not much time for him to avenge for his critical Game 7 loss -- at least in Toronto.

Gardiner had an assist during a 4-3 victory over Boston in Game 5 on Saturday.

EDGE Analysis

The tally was Gardiner's first point of the postseason, but it wasn't for lack of trying, as he's already fired off nine shots on goal during the first five games. The 27-year-old has been mainly skating on the second defensive unit throughout the series averaging 21:50 of ice time, and also seeing time on Auston Matthews and William Nylander's power-play line, which should correspond to more point opportunities in the future. This is just Gardiner's third trip to the postseason in his career, but he should continue playing a key role on Toronto's blue line for the remainder of its playoff run.

Gardiner set up two goals Saturday in a 4-2 win over Montreal.

EDGE Analysis

He really picked up the pace in the last couple weeks and delivered his first 50-plus point season (52). Gardiner has one more year on a contract that pays him a team-bargain $4.05 million. That number will jump if he can replicate this year's exploits in 2018-19.

Gardiner picked up a goal Thursday against the Predators and has four points (one goal, three assists) in his last six games.

EDGE Analysis

Gardiner is among the league's scoring leaders from the blue line in five-on-five play. The goal gave him 44 points, a new career mark. And with a handful of games left, Gardiner could flirt with close to 50 this season.