Eaves set up Chris Kelly's goal at 1:56 of the second. After Dany Heatley's team-leading 29th put the Senators up 4-1, Eaves scored again.
Anton Volchenkov scored the only goal of the third period, his third of the season, with 4:07 remaining. The Wild had just 16 shots on Senators goalie Dominik Hasek, the fewest he's faced in a game this season.
Canadiens 4, Stars 2
At Montreal, Mike Ribeiro had two goals, and Montreal scored on its first three power-play opportunities to snap Dallas' season-high, six-game winning streak.
Alex Kovalev scored on the man advantage and Michael Ryder had an even-strength goal for Montreal, which won for the second time in two games since general manager Bob Gainey fired coach Claude Julien on Saturday and replaced him behind the bench.
Niklas Hagman and Antti Miettinen scored for Dallas, which failed to register a standings point for the first time in eight games since a 3-2 loss to Los Angeles on Dec. 31.
Blue Jackets 4, Rangers 3
At Columbus, Ohio, Rick Nash's breakaway goal late in the third period lifted Columbus over New York.
Marcel Hossa, who was benched for the Rangers' previous six games, tied it 6:56 into the third with his second goal of the game. But New York lost its second straight following a seven-game point streak.
Jason Chimera, David Vyborny and Jody Shelley scored for the Blue Jackets, who have won four of five and are 7-3-1 in their last 11 games -- the team's best stretch of the season.
Columbus, which entered as the NHL's lowest-scoring club, has netted 22 goals in five games.
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