GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Detroit Red Wings forward Johan Franzen left the ice after only a few minutes during today's morning skate, looking uncomfortable and frustrated.

But coach Mike Babcock said he expects Franzen to play tonight in Game 3 of the Western Conference quarterfinals against Phoenix at Jobing.com Arena (10:30 p.m., FSD).

Franzen tried skating, wearing a visor, but didn't stay out there long, shaking his head as he stood along the boards. He headed to the training room and wasn't available for comment.

His received facial injuries after being slammed into the boards on a hit by Shane Doan early in Game 2 but returned midway through the second period and finished the game.

“His face seems to be fine,'' Babcock said. "It's a tough play, he got high-sticked in the face by (Eric) Belanger on the way down. His head hit boards, which probably for most people that would hurt. We're lucky he's the Mule and he should be fine.''

Asked if he'll use the same line tonight, Babcock said, “That's my plan at this point. I'll have extras dress but that's my plan.''

Henrik Zetterberg (sprained left knee) skated again and is making progress, but he's not expected to return until Game 6, if at all in the series.

“Anytime you come back from an ankle injury or any kind of leg injury or a shoulder, when you tweak it the first time you panic,'' Babcock said. "I think that's what happened to him (Saturday morning). He was out for five minutes, tweaked it, then came off, skated for 30 minutes and felt better the next day. That's usually the process.

"You come back from injury you're going to tweak stuff, but to know it's momentary not long-term is the issue and then you just fight through it and eventually when he's ready he'll tell us.''

If the Red Wings use the same lineup as in Game 2, this is what their lines and defense pairings will look like:

Franzen-Datsyuk-Holmstrom

Cleary-Abdelkader-Bertuzzi

Hudler-Filppula-Miller

Draper-Helm-Eaves

Modano (scratched)

Zetterberg (injured)

Lidstrom-Stuart

Ericsson-Rafalski

Kronwall-Salei

Kindl (scratched)

Howard

MacDonald

Osgood (inactive)

Phoenix coach Dave Tippett said defenseman Ed Jovanovski will play, after being shaken up in Game 2 on a hit from Darren Helm, and that defenseman Derek Morris will miss his third game in a row with an upper-body injury. So the Coyotes will use the same lineup:

Ray Whitney-Eric Belanger-Shane Doan

Lauri Korpikoski-Martin Hanzal-Radim Vrbata

Taylor Pyatt-Vernon Fiddler-Lee Stempniak

Andrew Ebbett-Kyle Turris-Mikkel Boedker

Keith Yandle-Michal Rozsival

Ed Jovanovski-Adrian Aucoin

David Schlemko-Rostislav Klesla

Ilya Bryzgalov

Jason LaBarbera