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 1978-79 regular season.
| # | Team | PT/60 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.92 | ||
| 2 | 4.16 | ||
| 3 | 4.64 | ||
| 4 | 4.81 | ||
| 5 | 4.91 | ||
| 6 | 4.94 | ||
| 7 | 5.01 | ||
| 8 | 5.19 | ||
| 9 | 5.24 | ||
| 10 | 5.47 | ||
| 11 | 5.59 | ||
| 12 | 5.91 | ||
| 13 | 5.94 | ||
| 14 | 6.00 | ||
| 15 | 6.24 | ||
| 16 | 6.71 | ||
| 17 | 6.78 |