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After being drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 9th round (171st overall) of the '84 draft, Robitaille would record 191 points in 1985-86 en route to being named the CHL Player of the Year.

Robitaille scored 45 goals in his rookie season to edge out the Philadelphia Flyers' Ron Hextall for the Calder Memorial Trophy.

Robitaille scored 40 or more goals in his first eight NHL seasons, including three seasons of 50 or more and a career-high 63 in 1992-93.

After the Kings missed the playoffs in '93-'94, Robitaille was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Rick Tocchet and the Penguins second round pick in the '95 draft.

In '95 after one disappointing season in Pittsburgh, Robitaille was traded to the New York Rangers with Ulf Samuelsson in exchange for Petr Nedvěd and Sergei Zubov.

Robitaille's 668 career goals and career 1,394 points are the most in NHL history for a left winger.

In 2005-06, Patrick Roy's Quebec Ramparts were awarded with the Luc Robitaille Trophy for scoring the most goals in the QMJHL.

In search of his first Stanley Cup, in the summer of 2001 Robitaille and fellow sniper Brett Hull signed identical two-year, $9 million dollar contracts with the Detroit Red Wings.

In his first season in Detroit, Robitaille scored 30 goals in limited ice time.

Robitaille's decision to join the Red Wings was validated in June of '02 when Detroit defeated the Carolina Hurricanes in five games to win the Stanley Cup.

On January 7, 1999, Robitaille scored his 500th career goal. Soon after Rocket Richard sent him a note saying, "It's nice to see another little Quebecker get No. 500."

On Jan 20, 2007 Robitaille’s No. 20 was raised to the rafters in the Staples Center alongside Rogatien Vachon, Marcel Dionne, Dave Taylor, and Wayne Gretzky.