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 1983-84 regular season.
| # | Team | PT/60 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.50 | ||
| 2 | 5.60 | ||
| 3 | 5.82 | ||
| 4 | 5.93 | ||
| 5 | 5.95 | ||
| 6 | 6.11 | ||
| 7 | 6.12 | ||
| 8 | 6.13 | ||
| 9 | 6.47 | ||
| 10 | 6.51 | ||
| 11 | 6.59 | ||
| 12 | 6.64 | ||
| 13 | 6.89 | ||
| 14 | 7.18 | ||
| 15 | 7.18 | ||
| 16 | 7.19 | ||
| 17 | 7.24 | ||
| 18 | 7.27 | ||
| 19 | 7.34 | ||
| 20 | 7.63 | ||
| 21 | 7.76 |