The National Hockey League announced on Sunday that the Buffalo Sabres' matchup with the Capitals on Sunday, Jan. 24 in Washington has been moved up from 7 p.m. EST to 3 p.m. EST.
Sunday's game at Capital One Arena was originally scheduled for 7 p.m. EST, but with the Buffalo Bills playing at 6:40 p.m. EST in the AFC Championship Game against the Kansas City Chiefs, the time of the Sabres' game was moved up to accommodate the football schedule.
The Sabres will be in Washington on Sunday for their second game of their two-game set beginning Friday. Buffalo is currently in Philadelphia, getting set for a back-to-back two-game set with the Flyers on Monday and Tuesday night.
As for the Bills, they advance to their first AFC Championship Game since the 1993 season after their 17-3 win in the AFC Divisional Round on Saturday night in Orchard Park. The last time the Bills were in the AFC title game, it was in January of 1994 when they beat the Chiefs, 30-13, to advance to Super Bowl XVIII.
With WGR having wall-to-wall coverage of the AFC Championship Game on Sunday, you can hear the Sabres take on the Capitals over on our sister station, ESPN 1520, with the Paul William Beltz Pregame Show getting underway at 2 p.m. EST.