EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Luc Robitaille is returning to Los Angeles for his third stint with the Kings. The highest-scoring left wing in NHL history with 631 goals signed a one-year deal Thursday.

	Robitaille

"The Kings is where it all started for me, and the fans of Los Angeles have always treated me and my family so well," Robitaille said from his offseason home in Park City, Utah.

"I look forward to playing for them once again."

Robitaille, 37, played 12 of his first 17 NHL seasons in Los Angeles, helping the Kings reach the 1993 Stanley Cup finals. They lost to Montreal in five games.

"We are very happy to have Luc back in Los Angeles with the Kings," general manager Dave Taylor said. "He has had great success in a Kings uniform and has proven to be one of the great scorers in league history."

Robitaille left the Kings as a free agent in 2001 and played the past two seasons with Detroit. He scored 30 goals in 2002, when the Red Wings won the Stanley Cup. Last season, he had 11 goals and 20 points in 81 games.

He was traded by the Kings to Pittsburgh in 1994. After short stints with the Penguins and the New York Rangers, Robitaille returned to the Kings before the 1997 season.

Robitaille, an eight-time All-Star, will again wear his No. 20 jersey when the Kings open training camp in September.

He was chosen by the Kings in the ninth round (171st overall) of the 1984 entry draft.

He is second to Marcel Dionne on the Kings' career scoring list with 1,079 points.