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 1976-77 regular season.
| # | Team | PT/60 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.50 | ||
| 2 | 3.98 | ||
| 3 | 4.09 | ||
| 4 | 4.39 | ||
| 5 | 4.40 | ||
| 6 | 4.67 | ||
| 7 | 4.69 | ||
| 8 | 4.99 | ||
| 9 | 5.08 | ||
| 10 | 5.11 | ||
| 11 | 5.19 | ||
| 12 | 5.28 | ||
| 13 | 5.35 | ||
| 14 | 5.61 | ||
| 15 | 5.61 | ||
| 16 | 6.46 | ||
| 17 | 6.65 |