Seven current or former black NHL players formed the Hockey Diversity Alliance on Monday, creating another avenue to fight racism and intolerance in the sport. Our mission is to eradicate racism and intolerance in hockey, the group said in a letter. The Hockey Diversity Alliance will be independent of the NHL but hopes to work in tandem with the league to promote diversity and inclusion. He called on white athletes in hockey and others sports to also speak out, and more than 100 NHL players have posted on social media about the subject. In creating our alliance, we are confident we can inspire a new generation of hockey players and fans, the group said.

Justin Abdelkader #8 and Trevor Daley #83 of the Detroit Red Wings battle for the puck with Jamie Oleksiak #2 of the Dallas Stars. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)DETROIT - Anthony Mantha scored his career-high fourth goal with 53.3 seconds left, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday night in their home opener. Jonathan Bernier stopped 19 shots to help the Red Wings improve to 2-0. The Red Wings had a 5-on-3 power play for 40 seconds midway through the third and failed to take advantage. ... Red Wings C Andreas Athanasiou was scratched with a lower-body injury.