Senior center Steve Flomenhoft said that the Crimson has been working on its power play intensely in practice this week, and fans will see the results of that training this weekend.

RPI has shown that it has a penchant for feasting on high powered teams. The Engineers (1-0-2 overall, 0-0-0 ECAC) are coming off a stunning 2-2 tie of mighty eastern lord Boston University.

"Hopefully, our power play will pick up," Flomenhoft said. "It's all a question of who will work hardest out there."

But the Crimson may also have work hard in order to overcome the past against both Union and RPI.

The Flying Dutchmen gave a Harvard a scare last year, when they scored five goals on the Crimson before succumbing 7-5 and becoming Harvard's first meal of the season.

And although Harvard defeated RPI during last year's regular season, the Engineers made a meal of Harvard in the quarterfinals of the ECAC tournament, upsetting the Crimson in overtime, 4-3.

But Flomenhoft also said that RPI's defeat of the Crimson in the tournament will not be significant this weekend.

"Against RPI, we're just going to try to play our game," McCann said. "Some player's may have [last season's loss to RPI] in the back of their minds, but we're not going to dwell on the negatives of last year."

"The name of the college game is turnover," Flomenhoft said. "It's a whole new season."