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 1956-57 regular season.
| # | Team | PT/60 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.07 | ||
| 2 | 5.20 | ||
| 3 | 5.44 | ||
| 4 | 5.53 | ||
| 5 | 5.60 | ||
| 6 | 5.83 |