The Harvard men's hockey team battles Union tonight at Achilles Rink in Schenectady, NY.

But probably will not compare with the Trojan War in terms of excitement.

Harvard (12-1-1 overall, 11-0-1 ECAC) is ranked second in the country and is undefeated in 12 league games.

The Crimson has won eight straight contests, including two impressive blowouts last weekend in the North Country.

Union is 3-9-3 overall and 2-6-0 in the ECAC and in second to last place in the league.

And Harvard has already beaten the Skating Dutchmen once this season, blanking them 4-0.

All the facts point to an easy Crimson win.

Even Union Coach Bruce Delventhal admits he and his team have their hands full with a Crimson squad that may not have an Achilles heal.

"I don't know if Harvard can be stopped," Delventhal said. "I expect to see possibly the best team in the East out on the ice."

Delventhal said all Union can do is work hard against a Crimson attack with more weapons than an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf.

"We don't have anyone on our team with anywhere near the skill of the top teams of our league, much less Harvard," Delventhal said. "We can't go out there and hope to trick anybody. All we can try to do is work."

But Crimson players said they know the dangers of looking past less skilled teams.

"We're not going to get complacent," junior defender Lou Body said. "It's going to be tough. Union's knocked off a couple of good teams. We're going to try and fire as much rubber as we can."

The Skating Dutchmen did beat Princeton last Saturday.

Junior wing Brian Farrell, who has moved up to fourth in the ECAC in scoring, also stressed how important it is for the Crimson to keep its focus and killer edge.