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 1997-98 regular season.
| # | Team | PT/60 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.00 | ||
| 2 | 5.31 | ||
| 3 | 5.70 | ||
| 4 | 6.08 | ||
| 5 | 6.31 | ||
| 6 | 6.33 | ||
| 7 | 6.35 | ||
| 8 | 6.41 | ||
| 9 | 6.59 | ||
| 10 | 6.65 | ||
| 11 | 6.68 | ||
| 12 | 6.79 | ||
| 13 | 6.84 | ||
| 14 | 6.89 | ||
| 15 | 6.91 | ||
| 16 | 7.17 | ||
| 17 | 7.26 | ||
| 18 | 7.41 | ||
| 19 | 7.43 | ||
| 20 | 7.43 | ||
| 21 | 7.47 | ||
| 22 | 7.53 | ||
| 23 | 7.73 | ||
| 24 | 7.75 | ||
| 25 | 7.80 | ||
| 26 | 8.18 |