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 1985-86 regular season.
| # | Team | PT/60 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.36 | ||
| 2 | 6.83 | ||
| 3 | 6.84 | ||
| 4 | 7.01 | ||
| 5 | 7.04 | ||
| 6 | 7.15 | ||
| 7 | 7.29 | ||
| 8 | 7.35 | ||
| 9 | 7.38 | ||
| 10 | 7.42 | ||
| 11 | 7.55 | ||
| 12 | 7.76 | ||
| 13 | 7.87 | ||
| 14 | 8.06 | ||
| 15 | 8.14 | ||
| 16 | 8.49 | ||
| 17 | 8.72 | ||
| 18 | 8.79 | ||
| 19 | 9.11 | ||
| 20 | 9.61 | ||
| 21 | 9.68 |