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How Koreatown seniors have become Kings’ playoff good luck charm with harmonica national anthem

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The Kings are playing in Edmonton this weekend with a chance to sweep the Oilers and win their first playoff series since their Stanley Cup championship run in 2014.

Hopefully the Kings didn’t forget any of the essentials while packing for such a big trip.

Pack your harmonicas,” the Kings’ X account posted following the team’s 6-2 win over the Oilers on Wednesday night at Crypto.com Arena. “We’re taking this show on the road.”

That’s right, harmonicas. Just two games into the 2025 playoffs, the free-reed musical instrument has become the Kings’ unofficial postseason good luck charm — thanks to some memorable pregame performances of “The Star-Spangled Banner” played by a group representing the Koreatown Senior and Community Center.