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 1986-87 regular season.
| # | Team | PT/60 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.68 | ||
| 2 | 6.92 | ||
| 3 | 7.09 | ||
| 4 | 7.10 | ||
| 5 | 7.16 | ||
| 6 | 7.26 | ||
| 7 | 7.36 | ||
| 8 | 7.47 | ||
| 9 | 7.60 | ||
| 10 | 7.65 | ||
| 11 | 7.67 | ||
| 12 | 7.85 | ||
| 13 | 7.86 | ||
| 14 | 8.02 | ||
| 15 | 8.05 | ||
| 16 | 8.05 | ||
| 17 | 8.25 | ||
| 18 | 8.36 | ||
| 19 | 8.56 | ||
| 20 | 8.73 | ||
| 21 | 8.93 |