Pittsburgh Penguins forward James Neal has taken to the ice for pre-game warm-ups, prior to tonight’s game against the St. Louis Blues, according to multiple reports.
Neal hasn’t played since Oct. 3, when he suffered an upper-body injury. In that game, against the New Jersey Devils, Neal played only three minutes and 49 seconds.
He was put on injured reserve in the middle of October.
Neal was second player onto ice for pregame warmup. He is no longer on IR. Has not played since Oct. 3 (upper body) #pens
— Rob Rossi (@Real_RobRossi) November 10, 2013
James Neal has been taking off IR for the #penguins. He is skating in the pre-game, so guessing there is a chance he'll play.
— Jeremy Rutherford (@jprutherford) November 10, 2013
Updated: James Neal will return to the lineup tonight, according to the Penguins’ official Twitter account. Beau Bennett also returns to the lineup.