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 1981-82 regular season.
| # | Team | PT/60 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.21 | ||
| 2 | 5.33 | ||
| 3 | 5.40 | ||
| 4 | 5.60 | ||
| 5 | 5.69 | ||
| 6 | 5.71 | ||
| 7 | 6.05 | ||
| 8 | 6.06 | ||
| 9 | 6.21 | ||
| 10 | 6.25 | ||
| 11 | 6.29 | ||
| 12 | 6.72 | ||
| 13 | 6.95 | ||
| 14 | 7.10 | ||
| 15 | 7.24 | ||
| 16 | 7.33 | ||
| 17 | 7.42 | ||
| 18 | 7.49 | ||
| 19 | 7.79 | ||
| 20 | 8.78 | ||
| 21 | 9.14 |