PORTLAND — The Portland Pirates (7-6) were shut out by the Manchester Monarchs (7-4) by a score of 4-0 on Tuesday night at the Cross Insurance Arena in American Hockey League action.

It was the second game of the VIP Cup between the teams, with the Monarchs now holding a 2-0 edge.

The Pirates suffered a game full of turnovers and missed opportunities. They were held to only 19 shots in the entire contest and failed to score on seven power-play opportunities.

Manchester lit the lamp in the first period at 5:55 with a goal from Sean Backman, assisted by David Van der Gulik and Nic Dowd. That goal set the pace for the game, with the Pirates unable to make up the deficit.

The second period brought another early Manchester goal, this time scored by Justin Auger at 3:11, with Nick Ebert and Nick Shore getting the assists.

The Monarchs put the nail in the coffin with two more goals in the final frame. Just over a minute into the period, Colin Miller scored, with assists from Brian O’Neill and Shore. The fourth Manchester goal came at 2:24 with the Monarchs on a power play, scored by Jordan Weal and assisted by Van der Gulik.

Pirates goalie Louis Domingue (4-2-0) manned the net and stopped 21 of 25 shots. Jean-Francois Brube (5-3-0) made 19 stops in the win.

Portland returns to action on Friday and Saturday at Cross Insurance Arena against the Albany Devils. Both games begin at 7 p.m. The Pirates conclude the weekend at the Providence Bruins on Sunday.