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 1970-71 regular season.
| # | Team | PT/60 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.10 | ||
| 2 | 4.73 | ||
| 3 | 4.82 | ||
| 4 | 5.10 | ||
| 5 | 5.21 | ||
| 6 | 5.40 | ||
| 7 | 5.41 | ||
| 8 | 5.54 | ||
| 9 | 5.64 | ||
| 10 | 5.74 | ||
| 11 | 5.92 | ||
| 12 | 6.12 | ||
| 13 | 6.32 |