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 1972-73 regular season.
| # | Team | PT/60 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.03 | ||
| 2 | 4.05 | ||
| 3 | 4.32 | ||
| 4 | 4.33 | ||
| 5 | 4.36 | ||
| 6 | 4.51 | ||
| 7 | 4.54 | ||
| 8 | 4.54 | ||
| 9 | 4.60 | ||
| 10 | 4.60 | ||
| 11 | 4.65 | ||
| 12 | 4.69 | ||
| 13 | 5.13 | ||
| 14 | 5.40 | ||
| 15 | 7.54 |