 With the Kings , Gretzky broke Gordie Howe 's record for career points . On October 15 , 1989 , against his former Oilers ' teammates , and with Howe in attendance , Gretzky tied the record with a first period assist before notching his 1,851st career point with a third period goal . " An award such as this takes a lot of teamwork and help and both teams here today definitely have a part of the 1 @,@ 851 [ points ] . " said Gretzky . 
