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 1996-97 regular season.
| # | Team | PT/60 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.94 | ||
| 2 | 4.99 | ||
| 3 | 5.80 | ||
| 4 | 5.86 | ||
| 5 | 5.96 | ||
| 6 | 6.01 | ||
| 7 | 6.11 | ||
| 8 | 6.27 | ||
| 9 | 6.30 | ||
| 10 | 6.38 | ||
| 11 | 6.40 | ||
| 12 | 6.45 | ||
| 13 | 6.55 | ||
| 14 | 6.62 | ||
| 15 | 6.67 | ||
| 16 | 6.70 | ||
| 17 | 6.70 | ||
| 18 | 6.71 | ||
| 19 | 6.73 | ||
| 20 | 6.82 | ||
| 21 | 7.00 | ||
| 22 | 7.21 | ||
| 23 | 7.24 | ||
| 24 | 7.26 | ||
| 25 | 7.48 | ||
| 26 | 8.06 |