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 1982-83 regular season.
| # | Team | PT/60 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.00 | ||
| 2 | 5.01 | ||
| 3 | 5.04 | ||
| 4 | 5.16 | ||
| 5 | 5.20 | ||
| 6 | 5.44 | ||
| 7 | 5.49 | ||
| 8 | 5.66 | ||
| 9 | 5.69 | ||
| 10 | 5.74 | ||
| 11 | 5.91 | ||
| 12 | 6.14 | ||
| 13 | 6.28 | ||
| 14 | 6.30 | ||
| 15 | 6.30 | ||
| 16 | 6.55 | ||
| 17 | 6.61 | ||
| 18 | 6.86 | ||
| 19 | 7.33 | ||
| 20 | 7.97 | ||
| 21 | 8.13 |