 Sakic recorded his 1,000th career point on December 27 , 1999 , against the St. Louis Blues . He became the 11th player to reach 1 @,@ 500 points , doing so on October 25 , 2006 , with an assist against the Washington Capitals , and the sixth to do so with one franchise . Gordie Howe , Wayne Gretzky , Mario Lemieux , Raymond Bourque and Steve Yzerman are the others who have achieved this feat . On March 22 , 2008 , Sakic notched his 1,000th career assist against the Edmonton Oilers on a second period goal scored by Tyler Arnason . 
