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 2005-06 regular season.
| # | Team | PT/60 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.06 | ||
| 2 | 5.22 | ||
| 3 | 5.58 | ||
| 4 | 6.16 | ||
| 5 | 6.28 | ||
| 6 | 6.31 | ||
| 7 | 6.32 | ||
| 8 | 6.36 | ||
| 9 | 6.44 | ||
| 10 | 6.47 | ||
| 11 | 6.59 | ||
| 12 | 6.64 | ||
| 13 | 6.68 | ||
| 14 | 6.85 | ||
| 15 | 6.86 | ||
| 16 | 7.08 | ||
| 17 | 7.14 | ||
| 18 | 7.23 | ||
| 19 | 7.26 | ||
| 20 | 7.38 | ||
| 21 | 7.39 | ||
| 22 | 7.48 | ||
| 23 | 7.51 | ||
| 24 | 7.66 | ||
| 25 | 7.68 | ||
| 26 | 7.71 | ||
| 27 | 7.73 | ||
| 28 | 7.79 | ||
| 29 | 7.81 | ||
| 30 | 8.07 |