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 2011-12 regular season.
| # | Team | PT/60 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.49 | ||
| 2 | 3.65 | ||
| 3 | 3.65 | ||
| 4 | 3.70 | ||
| 5 | 3.71 | ||
| 6 | 3.76 | ||
| 7 | 3.83 | ||
| 8 | 3.93 | ||
| 9 | 3.94 | ||
| 10 | 3.94 | ||
| 11 | 4.06 | ||
| 12 | 4.19 | ||
| 13 | 4.25 | ||
| 14 | 4.31 | ||
| 15 | 4.33 | ||
| 16 | 4.43 | ||
| 17 | 4.44 | ||
| 18 | 4.45 | ||
| 19 | 4.46 | ||
| 20 | 4.46 | ||
| 21 | 4.53 | ||
| 22 | 4.58 | ||
| 23 | 4.59 | ||
| 24 | 4.61 | ||
| 25 | 4.65 | ||
| 26 | 4.74 | ||
| 27 | 4.89 | ||
| 28 | 4.89 | ||
| 29 | 5.08 | ||
| 30 | 5.66 |