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 1988-89 regular season.
| # | Team | PT/60 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7.00 | ||
| 2 | 7.35 | ||
| 3 | 7.75 | ||
| 4 | 7.76 | ||
| 5 | 7.93 | ||
| 6 | 8.13 | ||
| 7 | 8.17 | ||
| 8 | 8.41 | ||
| 9 | 8.45 | ||
| 10 | 8.49 | ||
| 11 | 8.58 | ||
| 12 | 8.63 | ||
| 13 | 8.75 | ||
| 14 | 8.95 | ||
| 15 | 9.04 | ||
| 16 | 9.70 | ||
| 17 | 9.79 | ||
| 18 | 10.48 | ||
| 19 | 10.76 | ||
| 20 | 10.80 | ||
| 21 | 11.14 |