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 1980-81 regular season.
| # | Team | PT/60 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.31 | ||
| 2 | 5.59 | ||
| 3 | 5.69 | ||
| 4 | 5.80 | ||
| 5 | 6.63 | ||
| 6 | 6.65 | ||
| 7 | 6.78 | ||
| 8 | 6.85 | ||
| 9 | 6.89 | ||
| 10 | 6.92 | ||
| 11 | 6.96 | ||
| 12 | 6.99 | ||
| 13 | 7.14 | ||
| 14 | 7.38 | ||
| 15 | 7.38 | ||
| 16 | 7.74 | ||
| 17 | 7.84 | ||
| 18 | 7.99 | ||
| 19 | 8.24 | ||
| 20 | 8.44 | ||
| 21 | 10.07 |