1.   And Gary Payton also remembered a boy with bone cancer, giving him the biggest assist of all.

2.   Eric Lacroix and MacLean were awarded assists on the play, but the biggest assist belonged to Kevin Stevens, who did everything but score the goal himself.

3.   However, his biggest assist might have been Sunday night.

4.   The biggest assist goes to catcher Brad Ausmus, who cradled Payton around the waist long enough for Mets coaches and players to cart Payton away.