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 1977-78 regular season.
| # | Team | PT/60 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.77 | ||
| 2 | 3.86 | ||
| 3 | 4.09 | ||
| 4 | 4.38 | ||
| 5 | 4.46 | ||
| 6 | 4.64 | ||
| 7 | 4.78 | ||
| 8 | 4.78 | ||
| 9 | 4.85 | ||
| 10 | 4.92 | ||
| 11 | 5.46 | ||
| 12 | 5.53 | ||
| 13 | 5.99 | ||
| 14 | 6.00 | ||
| 15 | 6.06 | ||
| 16 | 6.96 | ||
| 17 | 7.25 |