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 2012-13 regular season.
| # | Team | PT/60 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.75 | ||
| 2 | 3.77 | ||
| 3 | 3.79 | ||
| 4 | 3.91 | ||
| 5 | 3.95 | ||
| 6 | 3.95 | ||
| 7 | 3.97 | ||
| 8 | 4.00 | ||
| 9 | 4.03 | ||
| 10 | 4.07 | ||
| 11 | 4.08 | ||
| 12 | 4.13 | ||
| 13 | 4.28 | ||
| 14 | 4.31 | ||
| 15 | 4.39 | ||
| 16 | 4.41 | ||
| 17 | 4.41 | ||
| 18 | 4.42 | ||
| 19 | 4.43 | ||
| 20 | 4.56 | ||
| 21 | 4.59 | ||
| 22 | 4.68 | ||
| 23 | 4.75 | ||
| 24 | 4.75 | ||
| 25 | 4.89 | ||
| 26 | 4.93 | ||
| 27 | 4.98 | ||
| 28 | 4.98 | ||
| 29 | 5.09 | ||
| 30 | 5.63 |