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 1973-74 regular season.
| # | Team | PT/60 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.86 | ||
| 2 | 3.96 | ||
| 3 | 4.00 | ||
| 4 | 4.05 | ||
| 5 | 4.17 | ||
| 6 | 4.29 | ||
| 7 | 4.36 | ||
| 8 | 4.49 | ||
| 9 | 4.59 | ||
| 10 | 4.64 | ||
| 11 | 4.68 | ||
| 12 | 5.01 | ||
| 13 | 5.14 | ||
| 14 | 5.47 | ||
| 15 | 7.99 |