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 1952-53 regular season.
| # | Team | PT/60 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.39 | ||
| 2 | 3.59 | ||
| 3 | 3.89 | ||
| 4 | 4.50 | ||
| 5 | 4.79 | ||
| 6 | 5.00 |