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 1969-70 regular season.
| # | Team | PT/60 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.57 | ||
| 2 | 4.72 | ||
| 3 | 4.74 | ||
| 4 | 4.80 | ||
| 5 | 4.88 | ||
| 6 | 4.97 | ||
| 7 | 5.28 | ||
| 8 | 5.28 | ||
| 9 | 5.39 | ||
| 10 | 5.46 | ||
| 11 | 6.03 | ||
| 12 | 6.51 |