Neal scored late in the third period to give the Predators a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday.
The 26-year-old centre suffered the abdominal injury in November before undergoing surgery in early December.
Players hit the ice at Rexall Place on Sunday for a skills competition with their sticks wrapped in special rainbow-coloured hockey tape.
VANCOUVER — Canadian offensive lineman Dean Valli retired Monday after 10 seasons with the B.C. Lions.
Yunjong Won and Youngwoo Seo raced to South Korea's first-ever World Cup bobsled gold on Friday night, tying Switzerland's Rico Peter and Thomas Amrhein with a two-run time of one minute 43.41 seconds.
"This was where I set my dreams and goals," said Humphries. "This place has, and will always have, a special place in my heart."