Penalties taken per 60 is penalties committed per 60 minutes. Lower usually means the team puts itself short-handed less often. Below are all 32 NHL teams ranked by Regular Season Penalties Taken Per 60 in the 1939-40 regular season.
| # | Team | PT/60 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.09 | ||
| 2 | 2.15 | ||
| 3 | 2.61 | ||
| 4 | 2.83 | ||
| 5 | 3.05 | ||
| 6 | 3.96 | ||
| 7 | 4.00 |