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 1961-62 regular season.
| # | Team | PT/60 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.03 | ||
| 2 | 4.24 | ||
| 3 | 4.31 | ||
| 4 | 4.94 | ||
| 5 | 5.09 | ||
| 6 | 5.64 |