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 1987-88 regular season.
| # | Team | PT/60 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8.23 | ||
| 2 | 8.58 | ||
| 3 | 8.60 | ||
| 4 | 8.71 | ||
| 5 | 8.72 | ||
| 6 | 8.73 | ||
| 7 | 9.32 | ||
| 8 | 9.42 | ||
| 9 | 9.46 | ||
| 10 | 9.57 | ||
| 11 | 9.69 | ||
| 12 | 9.85 | ||
| 13 | 9.99 | ||
| 14 | 10.17 | ||
| 15 | 10.20 | ||
| 16 | 10.22 | ||
| 17 | 10.37 | ||
| 18 | 10.45 | ||
| 19 | 10.57 | ||
| 20 | 10.81 | ||
| 21 | 10.81 |