Eric Brewer

The World Wide Web--that infinitely interconnected constellation of computers--has no center. But something close to it lives in a nondescript low-rise office building in Santa Clara, Calif. Inside a 20-foot-square wire cage surrounded by guards and security cameras sit rows of floor-to-ceiling racks holding about 200 workstation computers that power one of the Web's most widely used technologies: search services provided by Inktomi Corp.

The World Wide Web--that infinitely interconnected constellation of computers--has no center. But something close to it lives in a nondescript low-rise office building in Santa Clara, Calif. Inside a 20-foot-square wire cage surrounded by guards and security cameras sit rows of floor-to-ceiling racks holding about 200 workstation computers that power one of the Web's most widely used technologies: search services provided by Inktomi Corp.

AT ST. LOUIS Time: 3 p.m. PST. On the air: TV: None; Radio: 830. Where: Scottrade Center. Records: Blues 14-18-3, Ducks 18-14-4. Records vs. Blues: 1-1-1. Update: The Blues have had to play much of the season without two of their best point producers. Paul Kariya will have surgery on his left hip, the team announced Saturday, and might sit out the rest of the season. Andy McDonald has been out 17 games because of a fractured left leg. Defenseman Eric Brewer has sat out the last six games because of a herniated disk.

* at Chicago 2, Colorado 1: Patrick Lalime stopped 21 shots for Chicago, which is 4-0-1 in its last five games. * at N.Y. Rangers 3, San Jose 1: Chris Drury scored a power-play goal and added an assist, and Henrik Lundqvist made 29 saves for the Rangers. * at Dallas 1, Detroit 0: Marty Turco made 28 saves for his 32nd shutout. It was only Turco's second victory in 16 tries against Detroit.

The Carolina Hurricanes scored six consecutive goals, including two by Jeff O'Neill, to overcome a three-goal deficit and defeat the New York Islanders, 6-3, Thursday night at Uniondale, N.Y. O'Neill, Martin Gelinas and Kent Manderville scored in a 3:20 span of the third period. Curtis Leschyshyn and Paul Ranhei also scored for Carolina. The Islanders took a 3-0 lead in the first period on goals by Eric Brewer, Mike Watt and Kenny Jonsson.

Rosters for the 2003 NHL All-Star game, to be played Feb. 2 in Sunrise, Fla. (x-starter; reserves were named Thursday): Eastern Conference Forwards--x-Jaromir Jagr, Washington; x-Alexei Kovalev, Pittsburgh; x-Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh; Dany Heatley, Atlanta; Marian Hossa, Ottawa; Saku Koivu, Montreal; Glen Murray, Boston; Jeff O'Neill, Carolina; Jeremy Roenick, Philadelphia; Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay; Mats Sundin, Toronto; Joe Thornton, Boston. Defensemen--x-Brian Leetch, N.Y.

The New York Rangers emphatically ended Patrick Roy's shutout streak with a 5-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night at New York. New York scored three first-period goals, and Roy was pulled after a second-period goal by Zdeno Ciger, the Rangers' fifth. Roy's shutout streak ended at three-plus games, a total of 192 minutes 39 seconds. Mikael Samuelsson ended the streak 8:46 into the game.

Patrick Roy outdueled Martin Brodeur in a matchup of two of the league's top goalies, and the Colorado Avalanche defeated the New Jersey Devils, 3-1, Tuesday night at Denver. Milan Hejduk had a goal and two assists, and Peter Forsberg had three assists for Colorado, which extended its winning streak to six games and its unbeaten streak to 10 (8-0-2). Roy made 32 saves and Brodeur made 15.

Roberto Luongo made 14 of his 32 saves in the third period and the host Vancouver Canucks beat the Detroit Red Wings, 4-1, Saturday night. The Canucks remained one point ahead of Minnesota atop the Northwest Division. In other games: Paul Stastny extended his NHL rookie record by scoring in his 20th consecutive game, helping Colorado beat Phoenix, 6-3, at Glendale, Ariz. ...

A night of frustration for the Mighty Ducks was seemingly put aside when Teemu Selanne scored on a power play with 1:16 remaining in regulation to tie the score and enhance their chances at gaining at least a point Wednesday night. It only took 19 seconds for the St. Louis Blues to make it a thoroughly miserable night again. Eric Brewer's goal quickly took the steam out of a third-period comeback by the Ducks and gave the equally struggling Blues a 3-2 victory at the Savvis Center.