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 2008-09 regular season.
| # | Team | PT/60 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.28 | ||
| 2 | 4.40 | ||
| 3 | 4.53 | ||
| 4 | 4.59 | ||
| 5 | 4.97 | ||
| 6 | 4.97 | ||
| 7 | 4.97 | ||
| 8 | 5.00 | ||
| 9 | 5.01 | ||
| 10 | 5.11 | ||
| 11 | 5.13 | ||
| 12 | 5.22 | ||
| 13 | 5.38 | ||
| 14 | 5.38 | ||
| 15 | 5.40 | ||
| 16 | 5.40 | ||
| 17 | 5.50 | ||
| 18 | 5.50 | ||
| 19 | 5.61 | ||
| 20 | 5.61 | ||
| 21 | 5.66 | ||
| 22 | 5.73 | ||
| 23 | 5.78 | ||
| 24 | 5.88 | ||
| 25 | 5.92 | ||
| 26 | 5.97 | ||
| 27 | 6.15 | ||
| 28 | 6.23 | ||
| 29 | 6.48 | ||
| 30 | 6.57 |