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 1964-65 regular season.
| # | Team | PT/60 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.99 | ||
| 2 | 5.76 | ||
| 3 | 6.39 | ||
| 4 | 6.40 | ||
| 5 | 6.53 | ||
| 6 | 6.61 |