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 1971-72 regular season.
| # | Team | PT/60 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.69 | ||
| 2 | 4.17 | ||
| 3 | 4.26 | ||
| 4 | 4.51 | ||
| 5 | 4.63 | ||
| 6 | 4.74 | ||
| 7 | 4.76 | ||
| 8 | 4.94 | ||
| 9 | 5.14 | ||
| 10 | 5.19 | ||
| 11 | 5.59 | ||
| 12 | 5.63 | ||
| 13 | 6.13 |