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 1979-80 regular season.
| # | Team | PT/60 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.35 | ||
| 2 | 4.44 | ||
| 3 | 4.70 | ||
| 4 | 4.70 | ||
| 5 | 4.81 | ||
| 6 | 4.92 | ||
| 7 | 5.01 | ||
| 8 | 5.03 | ||
| 9 | 5.11 | ||
| 10 | 5.22 | ||
| 11 | 5.25 | ||
| 12 | 5.59 | ||
| 13 | 5.75 | ||
| 14 | 5.85 | ||
| 15 | 5.97 | ||
| 16 | 6.10 | ||
| 17 | 6.19 | ||
| 18 | 6.39 | ||
| 19 | 6.61 | ||
| 20 | 6.92 | ||
| 21 | 7.96 |