From the beginning of the season until December 22, the Jets were:16 powerplays in the last 12 games …
Drawing 3.92 penalties per 60 - 6th highest
Taking 3.41 penalties per 60 - 12th lowest
Net of +0.51/60 - 3rd in the NHL
League average was 3.56 penalties/60 over that period.
Since then (Dec 23-present):
Drawing 2.06/60 (-1.86) 32nd highest
Taking 2.52/60 (-0.89) 4th lowest
Net of -0.46/60 (-0.97) 26th in the NHL
League average was 3.32 penalties/60 over that period (-0.24/60).
League-wide, penalties are down slightly (7%), but the Jets are down massively (47%) in penalties drawn. They're also down significantly in penalties taken, but that's just game management in action.
The gap between the Jets and the 31st-ranked team in Penalties Drawn per 60 is 0.31, which is the largest gap between any two consecutive ranked teams. By comparison, the average gap is 0.08.