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 1998-99 regular season.
| # | Team | PT/60 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.73 | ||
| 2 | 4.78 | ||
| 3 | 5.16 | ||
| 4 | 5.27 | ||
| 5 | 5.44 | ||
| 6 | 5.45 | ||
| 7 | 5.50 | ||
| 8 | 5.51 | ||
| 9 | 5.54 | ||
| 10 | 5.71 | ||
| 11 | 5.85 | ||
| 12 | 5.97 | ||
| 13 | 6.00 | ||
| 14 | 6.05 | ||
| 15 | 6.16 | ||
| 16 | 6.18 | ||
| 17 | 6.19 | ||
| 18 | 6.33 | ||
| 19 | 6.41 | ||
| 20 | 6.42 | ||
| 21 | 6.64 | ||
| 22 | 6.65 | ||
| 23 | 6.73 | ||
| 24 | 6.75 | ||
| 25 | 7.12 | ||
| 26 | 7.60 | ||
| 27 | 7.87 |