Fig 6. Outline of the optimal trajectories in the example Ice hockey; two against one.

The offensive players are denoted by triangles, where a solid triangle marks the possession holder, and the defender is denoted by a circle. In the upper rectangle, B ₁ puts pressure on the puck holder A ₁, who avoids confrontation to await A ₂. In the lower rectangle, having steared A ₁ into a worse position, B ₁ shifts focus to A ₂, in order to decrease the greater threat posed by that player.