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 1989-90 regular season.
| # | Team | PT/60 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.80 | ||
| 2 | 6.81 | ||
| 3 | 6.91 | ||
| 4 | 6.96 | ||
| 5 | 7.20 | ||
| 6 | 7.68 | ||
| 7 | 7.84 | ||
| 8 | 7.94 | ||
| 9 | 7.98 | ||
| 10 | 8.12 | ||
| 11 | 8.54 | ||
| 12 | 8.67 | ||
| 13 | 8.72 | ||
| 14 | 8.83 | ||
| 15 | 8.83 | ||
| 16 | 8.91 | ||
| 17 | 8.92 | ||
| 18 | 9.25 | ||
| 19 | 9.40 | ||
| 20 | 10.17 | ||
| 21 | 10.18 |