Bruins catch massive break following historic Northeast blizzard

Given the storm that barreled through the Northeast, the Bruins caught a bit of a schedule break following the Olympics.

Winslow Townson-Imagn ImagesThe Boston Bruins, like the rest of the NHL, have begun practices for the post-Olympic break, which is going to be a grind with a heated postseason race coming up. Boston begins the final stretch four points up on the Washington Capitals and Columbus Blue Jackets. Washington is supposed to play the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night, while the Bruins will be the Blue Jackets' first opponent out of the break at the TD Garden on Thursday night.

There are a handful of games for some teams coming off the Olympic break. However, it appears that…